I was eager to try my new iphone 6 this morning, so I stopped on the way to work to take this shot of Claisebrook Cove, always a scenic little part of Perth.

 

My car is being repaired at the moment so Pete drove me into work this morning. I have wanted a photo of the freeway into the city for a while...it might be interesting to look back on in future years.

 

This is photo of my uncle Rocco Torrebruno (who was at one time a famous singer in Spain) with Elvis Presley...at the Moulin Rouge...Mandy found this on the internet recently ...amazing.

 

This morning Barb, Marguerite and I went for a walk around the streets of Leederville and looked at some of the walls that had been painted recently by urban artists. The above was painted by Daleast.

 

Stormie Mills

 

James Giddy

 

Sarah McClosky

 

Robert Jenkins

 

Hosae

 

Martin E Wills

 

Fudge

 

It isn't often that City Beach looks like this....sooo flat ...lots of pretty shells....and crystal clear water.

 

Mandy, Maree, myself and Pam...Pete took this photo on his phone as were leaving Pam and Russell's home after a delicious meal of freshly caught crayfish! Helen was there too but left a little earlier. 

 

Poppies for Anzac Day on the Cottesloe Golf Course...where we had our pennant game today in beautiful sunshine.

 

This is the book that we did for bookclub tonight...we all loved it.  We were to find out next morning that it had just won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, a deserving winner. 

Some more lovely photos from Europe, I really like this one that Jo took of Tash and Nerida at the Boboli Gardens in Florence...gorgeous girls!

 

 

And Tash took this one of the colourful umbrellas outside the Duomo in Florence....lucky it rained on the day they were leaving.

 

Now they are in Venice and this is their wonderful view, just stunning. I am enjoying all the photos so much.

 

Here in Perth, Pete and I had a very pleasant golf game this morning with Janine and Greg...all the acacias are flowering and looking stunning against the blue sky.

 

This was the view up Scarborough Beach Road later in the day, the dark sky and red sun due to a burn off to the north of Perth. It was quite eerie.

 

Jeremy and I at Burger Bistro, just up the road from his apartment...we had a great meal with Pete, Mandy and Gra.

 

Just another Saturday morning...how lucky are we?

Pauline and Jenny celebrating Jenny's hole in one today.....we enjoy it when someone gets a hole in one.

 

Tash and Todd in Milan with my Uncle Peppino, Aunt Tina, cousin Corrado and his wife Stefania and their gorgeous daughter Alessandra... I think they had a terrific evening.

 

I think Corrado might be translating for Peppino and Tash...

 

Peppino, Tash and Ale....so wonderful ! Thanks Todd for the photos.

 

A change of day and venue for our weekly coffee... Tuesday mornings at Mercado Negro...

 

And some instagram photos from Europe..Todd took this one of of Tash in Milan ...they had a wonderful time meeting Uncle Peppino, Tina, Corrado, Stefania and Alessandra.

 

A beautiful photo of them both in Chester, England before Todd's friend's wedding.

 

Royal Perth Golf Club....another pennant day....and it stayed fine for us... the black clouds rolled in after we had finished.

 

This morning on the way to Dean's , Mandy and I stopped at Lake Walyungup, this amazing salt lake that we have been driving past for years. It is vast and really quite beautiful. During the summer months they land sail on it and last year the world Blokart Championships were held here! Apparently parts of the Lake fill with water in the winter months.

 

Another grey morning...on my way to work...

 

A crow, a cockatoo and a seagull having a drink!

 

After our usual Saturday morning walk and swim we celebrated Easter with a coffee... Pauline, Maree, Marjolijn, Julie, Margot and Mandy.

 

Tash and Todd are having a wonderful time in Rome and Pete and I are enjoying seeing their instagrams...I particularly like this one of Tash.

 

And they saw the Pope...how amazing is that?!

 

And these two are so typical of Rome, they bring back such good memories of our trip, we are looking forward to seeing more instagrams.

 

Today we had a morning tea for Danie, who is leaving UDM and starting a job at the Telethon Institute....here she is with Wai (Susan and Lindsay in the background).  She will be missed.

 

Down town Perth in my lunch hour