RIP Dixie

You will be missed.

More underwater test shots including video.

Taken January 14th, 2012 at Swimmer's Beach, Fremantle, WA

Underwater Pictures - Test Run

Today I went to the beach and put the waterproof camera that my lovely sister gave me for christmas to the test. There was definitely a bit of a learning curve with taking pictures under water, and the visibility was not great as it was a windy day, but here are some of the first pictures that actually worked out. This was just taken at the local beach where there was not a lot to see, hopefully I will get to Cottesloe soon where there is a greater diversity of fish species.

Whitetail

Looks like spider season is in full swing.  I have found two Whitetails and a Redback in the house over the last few days.  White tails are as venomous as Redbacks, only they are free roaming predators, so can be pretty much anywhere, and they are very fast as well.  These are why one is supposed to check inside ones shoes before putting them on. There are also unsubstantiated tales of Whitetail bites causing extensive tissue necrosis.

12 Hours in Japan

Here are some of my pictures from Japan. This post is a work in progress and I will likely add some captions at a later date.

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