Old Owl's photos with the keyword: margaret river

Have a good and Happy Fence Friday and enjoy your weekend. Keep smiling through.

Have a Tremendously Terrific Table Tuesday. Take care of yourself and others. This table is at the Hairy Marron Cafe in Margaret River. The hairy marron is a critically endangered freshwater crayfish which only exists in a small stretch of the Margaret River, a small stretch which is kept as secret as possible. Fishing for Smooth Marron is severely restricted in this area to try and protect the hairy variety.

White Elephant Café by the beach at Gnarabup, WA. (Far better when seen enlarged and on a black background by pressing Z.)

"This here's the wattle, the emblem of our land. You can stick it in a bottle, you can hold it in your hand. Amen." With thanks to Monty Python. (For the edification of all foreigners and strangers to this wonderful land, the wattle is an Australian cultural icon.)

Gnarabup beach, WA.

A Happy Bench Monday to all. I hope the day goes well (for a Monday, anyway). No, this bench is NOT comfortable. My skinny bum was not pleased with the forty-five seconds it resided upon this bench. It's pretty though (the bench, not my bum): decorative rather than practical. It sits outside a restaurant/hotel on the edge of the Margaret River townsite in beautiful Western Australia.

"The dog trots freely in the street and sees reality and the things he sees are bigger than himself and the things he sees are his reality" Lawrence Ferlinghetti: "The Dog"

Two male humpback whales showing off to a female (who is under water and does not seem very impressed). These two, plus a number of others, have been courting the female whilst we watched. She makes them chase her and, because she is much larger than they are and can be very fast and active, she tries to tire them out to see which one is the strongest. Then she will possibly mate with the winner; however female whales can be very fussy about these things, apparently and sometimes they demand a "sing off" between the potential suitors. Maybe these two here were still competing; or maybe celebrating; or just having a good, raucous, exhibitionist time as all adolescent males will, especially when they meet a girl and have the chance of a bit of rumpy-pumpy. Good luck, guys. Whales gather in this bay south-east of Augusta before starting their migration up the coast to the tropical Indian Ocean to the north of Australia, where the females will give birth before heading back south to the cold waters of the Southern Ocean again in late September and October.

A Happy Fence Friday to all. I hope your day, your weekend and your every moment are calm and enjoyable. This is Surfers' Point at Prevelly in Margaret River, WA.

Hamelin Bay, WA.

Inside the lighthouse at Cape Naturaliste, WA.