Summer love...

Hanging out in undies behind closed doors with curtains and blinds drawn, waiting for the
Fremantle Doctor ...

Outside the grass is yellow, a bit like straw and crunchy under feet like sundried leaves.
The pavement is blistering hot.
During endless days of intense heat the odd cloud appears to bring relief from the glare.
Silver green leaves dot the native trees that survive with little to no water for months on end.
Weeds thrive, gardens don't.

Sunshine
School Holidays
Surf
Singlets
Sweat
Sunglasses
Sand Castles
Swimming Pools
Spiders
Salt Water
Sunsets
Simple
all ingredients of a Perth Summer

Scarborough

Lake Gwelup

Northbridge...
 inner city Perth



looking east towards
the city of Perth from Parliment House



waitng for the Australia day
fireworks on a hot balmy night



looking towards the city from the
Swan River



looking towards South Perth on a hot hot evening bike ride

 

an evening ride alongside the Swan River

yesterday was the last day of summer holidays for us,

so I'll see you soon ox

December~Christmas~End of 2011

saw this bird for the first time...

fun with Sidney at the beach...

Enjoyed all things Christmas...

 

Became a winner...

a Guardian Angel

made with love & skill HERE grrl+dog

Relaxed at home...

Finished another painting...

and now I intend to take it easy for a few more days and look forward to another year.

All the best wishes for a peaceful,

fun and love filled year ahead.

in my world...

the Jacaranda trees are still in flower

Hibiscus can be spotted

Stickers to be found

Stickers to be placed

in Fremantle

also

      spotted a sea monster

and

am enjoying endless days of beach

plus

endless days of play

I sold two paintings yesterday evening.  It feels nice to be rewarded and to feel appreciated... but I do find it exhausting dealing with the people who want to buy my work.  I'm far more comfortable being behind the scenes.
I find it a little difficult to talk about my paintings for any length of time as they are personal and I guess I'm kind of private.... I know that's a contradiction, but I'm sure some of you know exactly what I mean.

Christmas is also happening in my corner.  Our home is decorated and filled with the excitement of a little boy waiting for Santa to arrive.  I'm disorganised this year, more so than any other and I don't exactly know why.  It will happen, but I fear it's going to be a bit of mad rush to the end.

Catch you soon
Merry Christmas