Day Two...

Day two of trying to clear the dead coral pea vine from the fence and other vegetation is proving an epic task. 

Thankfully, the chickens are there to help. 

Being out of action for six months really has seen the garden go feral. 

I have just spent four hours bagging all the dried leaves and vine litter up and taking it to the refuge station. 

Four hours later I am exhausted and yet there's still so much more to go...

 

Noongar Artist...

Noongar artist Justin Martin with the assistance of year 4 and 5 students from Clayton View Primary School have created these astounding murals at the wastewater pump station in Bellevue.

I love seeing art decorating normally drab buildings, and I also like seeing more indigenous artists displaying their talents publicly...

 

Tackling...

 

Tackling a garden chore which is well overdue to be dealt with, I spent two hours and only achieved maybe half of what needs doing.

I am really sad that this vine has died, as it provided homes for lots of the gardens little birds. I found loads of empty nests and really pray there's no babies in nests at the moment.

 I ended up covered in leaves with twigs wedged in my boots.

 Two hours was enough for one day as I still have to bag it all up and take it to the rubbish tip...

 

It's Always...

It's always therapeutic spending time with cats. And I did enjoy lingering with this little one. She had a strange worried look on her face when I sat down at her table. But it only took seconds until she lay down purring soaking up the attention being lavished upon her...

 

Art For...

Art for my ears in the form of the unique felted beaded flowers.

Award winning fibre artist Anne, whose label I Hear The Trees, creates one off felt jewellery pieces.

 Anne uses either wet or needle felting techniques and works exclusively with Australia wool.

 I really felt drawn to these beautiful earrings though, so home they came...

 

I Realised...

 

Sticky Fingers...

Sticky Fingers is a small sweet shop in Mundaring, the shop also has a section where there are variety of locally made items as well as other gift ware. 

This particular day a very friendly black cat was lounging on one of the tables who I spent half an hour fussing over before even going inside.

I don't really have a sweet tooth, I have however purchased a couple of mosaic bee baths here previously, and that was what I was after this day. Unfortunately, there weren't any left...

A Trio...

A Trio of metal sculptures which are on the outskirts of the Ellenbrook town centre. I couldn't find anything about the artist which was slightly disappointing, but that's not unusual here. 

I find them really unusual and whenever I pass them I always admire them as they really do stand out...