Peregrine on a Tree

Some bird of prey.

Pixie Mop

At first I thought this was an isopogon. But I've now identified it as a Pixie Mop (Petrophile linearis)

Bold Park Expedition

Lost in Bold Park this afternoon, here was a patch of seedy grasses.

Croggy Sogman

Taken with my iPhone 7. Edited with Camera+.

Soggy Crossman

Another rural landscape from the Crossman area, from Monday's soggy road trip.

Dino Rampage

Visiting a Woodland residence today, a devastating dinosaur was on the rampage, making quite a mess of the kitchen. Luckily a fearless doggy was there to scare it off.

Jumping with Joy

At one point, a small creek needed crossing. So I jumped across acrobatically. Please note the joy on my face.

Odd One Out

Closely examine these three horses from Crossman. One is different.

Another Fungal Couple

From Dryandra Woodland.

Dryandra Blossom

Between Wandering and Williams is the Dryandra Woodland Reserve and its numbats. And it also home to some impressive stands of Eucalyptus Namelessus.

Magnified Flower

Dragon Orchids

A couple of rare dragon orchids. Probably.

Two Mushrooms

A cute mushroom couple.

Mystery Flower

Not sure what this is. I don't even know whether it's native or an introduced weed.

Rain in 2 Minutes

The rain was just a couple of minutes away now.

Curtains of misty rain swept over me from the western hills. I took shelter in the lee of a giant gum tree.

Cockatoo Landing

Raucous black cockatoos were squawking overhead.

More From Crossman Reserve

Don't fall into the ant pit. It's well defended.

Queen's Birthday Wildflower Quest

Being a public holiday, what better way to spend a day than on a wildflower hunt. I drove south and inland, through Bannister, towards Wandering and Boddington. After a couple of hours, I'd reached the legendary Crossman Reserve and its wealth of flowers.

Poaching

And this explains the lack of poaching. Armed soldiers guarded them.

Jumbo Encounter

Botswana sees very little poaching of elephants. So it wasn't a surprise to see large numbers in the National Parks.

More Eggs and Bacon

Yummy.

Chittering Wildflowers

Luckily the weather in the Chittering Valley was fine last weekend, so my wildflowers expedition went well. Below you can see Egg and Bacon and blue lechenaultia.

Woodlands Garden

I discovered a very pretty front garden outside a Woodlands home today. I may or may not in fact be related to the homeowner.

African Sunset... in Perth

Driving home this evening, the entire western sky was illuminated by an ominous orange glow. A spectacular site, it was more reminiscent of a dusty African sunset than a clean Perth one. The cause was a bushfire north up the coast that had pumped smoke into the sky offshore.

It was 5.50pm and the sun had nearly disappeared, but after a mad dash to City Beach, I arrived just in time. The glow had mostly gone but it was still worth capturing with my iPhone.