1/3/2017 – Action Outdoors Association Weekly Walk
Having decided that I have to get really fit for my November Cape to Cape walk, I thought I would try to attend AOA’s weekly walks of about 10kms. 
While on the walk, the clouds built up and presented a perfect photo opportunity, along with the newly blonde hair (that won’t last long).
Here are the clouds coming, later in the evening amazing lightning bolts threw down to earth, but of course I was well out of the way by then. That’s all.
18/3/2017 – Even More Outside Sculptures
PLASTIC PARADISE
In the far right background, is an enourmous can. Hold that thought.
CANSUMERISM
How to make a little home out of a giant can.
VESSELS
Look in the background just to the right of centre, you can see ‘Pause’ from part 2, but you are looking straight through it, not side on.
NARRATION OF THE SEA
INFRASTRUCTURE 5
I love this one, sort of an old fashioned boat, with loose building blocks so children can make things on and around it. Their absorption in the project speaks volumes.
A close up of the two children who are rearranging some of the blocks.
HORIZON
You can see Cheryl standing behind this exhibit, or at least you can see her shorts.
DRAWING ON THE GROUND
And again the container ships in the background.
UNTITLED CORAL (AQUA)
18/3/2017 – More Outside Exhibits
MOUNTAINS AIR – CIRCLES
The entire exhibition is teeming with photographers, so it was relatively easy to capture this shot. I also love the container ships in the background waiting to get into Fremantle docks to offload their cargo. It is such a Perth photo! Plus all of the kids and adults out there doing their lifesaver practice.
THE BIG FISH EATS THE LITTLE ONE
I think this is one of the sculptures that had to be moved the next day as the extra high tides were threatening parts of it.
THE COSMIC BLACKSMITH
The car to the left is also an exhibit (Shadows on the Hill), as are the spiky things to the right (called “Anemone”).
And here we have Cheryl posing with the Cosmic Blacksmith (who looks like he is really being screwed), behind her you can see the back view of another sculpture called “Dearest”, from the front it looks like a sofa made up of an enormous pink octopus or Medusa maybe!
LEADEN HEARTS
FANTASIA
Here’s me sitting amongst the blobs, don’t worry about the hair, it didn’t last long, but it was fun to be blonde for a few weeks. I got a shock every time I looked in the mirror.
Some friendly Asian tourists were snapping away with their cameras, and Cheryl didn’t have any trouble asking them to take a photo of us together. Here we are sitting between bits of Fantasia in blustery Cottesloe. We cycled there from Cheryl’s place, had a good look around and cycled back, about 30kms in all, so some good exercise was had.
15/3/2017 – Outside Exhibits
LOYALTY
BIG BOY, found at the end of the breakwater, an imposing sight.
You can see a few brave souls in the water, but the weather is not as kind as it has been on other years.
THE GREAT HAMMERHEAD
A very clever piece, made up of different tools, ball bearings and bits of metal.
PAUSE
Another clever sculpture, from this angle it looks like a solid piece. Note also that wheelchair access has been provided to make this event more inclusive, a great move, now it is possible for adults and children with disabilities to get close up to almost all of the exhibits.
You can see from this angle that “Pause” is made up of many faces of metal. If you stand directly behind it, you can almost see straight through it as you are perpendicular to the faces. Notice also that you can see “Big Boy” standing out there at the end of the breakwater.
