Photo/s of the day. Ellenbrook.

[moonvoice]

So Glen, Putu and I hung out yesterday afternoon,
and decided to find a park where we could go for a walk.
Because it's lovely, balmy Spring weather right now,
and great for mostly being ratbags
and scaring the locals.







The papery bark from the eponymous 'paperbark' tree.





It's a me!




I always forget we have this park less than a five minute drive away; it's pretty nice.









Let's pretend there's no tiger snakes in there.









My two boys.





Here they were playing with a soccer ball ridiculously close to the water.





It could - of course - only end in tears. (But we did get the ball back!) Thank goodness for 25 kmh winds.





Stink beetle!





I love this shot. We were all being so silly. I wish I could say that I took it; but I didn't. Glen grabbed the camera off me and Putu started running in circles around him - it was a total coincidence that this ended up being one of the photos that came out. :)

Comments

[silverjackal]

This are great photos, and the park looks very nice. That last photo is also *great*, but I suspect it's chance that it turned out (I have no idea how to set up for such a shot, other than to take a lot of photos and hope one turns out).

[redsixwing]

That looks like a fun outing. :)

[tangledaxon]

So happy to see lovely Pia! <3 And the paperbark tree, eee. I like it.

[spider_fox]

It is a beautiful park :)

Stinky beetle, lol. I caught a ton of them over the summer.

[shimmerhawk]

I love those tall pines. What a pretty park.

Ha, last photo is great.

[goddess_incarnate]

Is it strange that the paper-y bark automatically started to make my skin itch. o.O I experience this a lot, like with holes in the wall or a building is falling apart or something.

Everything else is lovely! Every time you post pics I always get the impression that it's always Spring and Summer! But I guess it's Spring or something now right?

Also: icon love <3

[acelightning]

Your "stink beetles" are the same as what we call "stink bugs" in the US; they are becoming a serious problem here in the Northeast. They like to go indoors when the weather gets cold, and they will nest inside stored clothing in attics and such places... with unpleasant results when someone goes to use the clothes :-(

[moonvoice]

The park is lovely, especially for an artificial park (though the ground water is high enough in some parts of Ellenbrook that it's not hard for them to create and expand upon pre-existing waterways).

And yeah, totally random. Glen wasn't even focusing the camera, he was just pointing and shooting.

[moonvoice]

It was! :) I wish I could take everyone from Dreamwidth out with me.

[moonvoice]

Paperbark trees are so lovely! Especially because the bark itself is very soft and velvety, and not rough or scratchy at all. It has a most wonderful texture, which kind of leads to kids pulling it off in giant strips when they're growing up. Thankfully paperbark trees don't mind too much, and it grows back quickly anyway. :D

One day you'll get to feel it!

[moonvoice]

I do like that park, I keep forgetting it's there, which is ridiculous really.

Very stinky beetle (or bug, I should say). I used to love picking them up / handling them as a kid. They'd 'stink' on me, but I never found the smell that repellent, so I didn't mind. Of course... when I got home, on the other hand... lol

[moonvoice]

Yeah, the tall pines aren't native to Australia, but they're all around Ellenbrook because it's essentially carved out of a pine plantation, and they decided to keep some of the trees when they were landscaping, which I think it awesome. :D

[moonvoice]

It's not strange, but it does sound like a particular response you've developed to certain textures. If it helps, the bark itself actually feels like very smooth velvet, and is not scratchy at all. It's amazing, actually.

It is Spring right now, heading into Summer. But also, Perth just has a great deal of sunlight. I think we might be one of the top cities in the world for sunny days, or maybe the top city in the world? I can't remember. It's sunny a lot here, even in Winter.

[moonvoice]

Sorry to hear they're becoming a problem, that's sucky. They do well here - and aren't attracted to indoor spaces, so thankfully they stay very much inside.

I played with them a lot as a kid, and unlike just about everyone around me, I never found the stink repellent. So I'd happily have them run all over me. And then I'd come home and my parents would be all WTF??? I'm sure.

[acelightning]

They only stink if you injure or kill them. I've occasionally had one come inside the house when the door or window was left open, and I just chase it back outside.

[lupagreenwolf]

I suppose one advantage to living out in the nowheres is that even the parks are big, lovely places!

Also, the fact that you're going into spring makes me want to live in the southern hemisphere for this half of the year, so I can always skip the worst of winter.

[sidheblessed]

Such a lovely looking park. I feel like taking a drive to the local park now. Also, awesome photos, especially that last one.