Halloween has come and gone. We carved our pumpkin, had our bowl of candy ready to go, however it was not meant to be. Between Australia's lack of halloween enthusiasm, and the high number of octogenarian neighbours we did not get a single trick or treater. At least we still got to carve a pumpkin and roast some pumpkin seeds.

Maren doing her best Headless Horseman impression.

Fremantle

Our first huntsman!

It may not be the size of a dinner plate, but it is ours and we will love and cherish it for all time! Actually it is pretty small by huntsman standards. Only about 8cm (3 inches) across from leg tip to leg tip. Fortunately this one is outside, where I hope it will remain. I really don't want to deal with having to try and catch one of these.

The local pond....

Early sunday morning we had a tremendous thunder storm, with torrential rains.  Here is a picture of our local park, which briefly turned into our local pond. Of course with the soil here being as sandy as it is, and the presence of a strategically placed drain, it was back to normal in about an hour. Still it made for a dramatic sight on the way to work. Not sure exactly how deep the water was, but I would guess at least a couple feet at it's deepest.

Hello Kookaburra my old friend.