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Kennedy Range (Mundatharrda)

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View from the top of Temple Gorge Escarpment in the Kennedy Range (Mundatharrda in the local language group), looking out across the wide gently rolling plains of the Lyons River. Several scrambles up the gorges, rock pools with water according to the season. The colours of the rock vary from yellow ochre to deep iron oxide red, iron blue and white quartz. Ancient rock “bubbles” scattered around – stratified in different shades when the molten rock cooled about 300 million years ago. The cool gorges attract various wildlife, sit still beside a rock pool for a while and the local birds become brave enough to come close to drink.

Perth Zoo

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A spontaneous day trip to Perth Zoo yesterday, a lovely warm and sunny late autumn day was a great time to visit the zoo to sketch the animals. I spent about 4 1/2 hours wandering around sketching at random (it costs $33 to get in so had to make the most of time).

80 Guthrie Street, Osborne Park

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One of the last houses in Osborne Park, Number 80 Guthrie Street. Most of the area is retail/industrial and the original homes have been demolished for new businesses. This place looked rather neglected with broken windows and piles of rubbish in the front yard…probably won’t be around for too much longer…

Fuel Pump

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Wesco North Perth Service Station (corner of Angove and Woodville Streets, Perth) is a bit run down, has that original 1970’s look about it (maybe older). Seems to mostly provide mechanical servicing and has four fuel pumps, this one is clearly out of order…the “innards” of the machine are sliding down inside the body…an “ex-fuel pump”