Djeran – April to May.  The season of adulthood is the start of the cooler weather with morning dew and cool nights. It is also the season of yellow flowers when the ants are swarming and the banksias are in…

During our very hot days on the approach of Easter, I did a letterbox drop of flyers the church had made to invite people to our Easter services. I started in the streets around home then rallied our outreach team to help distribute…

Bunuru, the Nyoongar second summer from February to March.  It is called the Season of Adolescence, which is the hottest part of the year with very little rain for Perth regions. The cool overnight easterlies turn to scorching hot dry…

Just as January closed, Perth went into a Covid lockdown for five days.  Sunday 31 January I went to pick up the left-over bread and found the shelves bare!  The panic buying had begun again.  Don’t people know supermarkets go…

January started with a blast of hot summer days which is very typical of this time of the year.  Forty degree heat become hot sticky nights if the southerly ocean breeze doesn’t come.  The night can remain hot until the…

I hope everyone had a peaceful Christmas and a joyous New Year celebration.  My tradition is to go to bed at the same time as usual and then celebrate around 6am when somewhere in the world is welcoming in the…