Old Owl's photos with the keyword: jetty

A Happy Bench Monday to all. These seats at the Busselton Jetty are apparently made from plastic bags! I know nothing about the whys and wherefores of this, about how such things are done, or whether someone scours the waste bins of the nation for discarded bags. But I welcome something being done with the curséd things! Have a lovely Monday and I hope the week is not too onerous. (And good luck to all who are suffering storms in Europe and freezing cold in the USA. Meanwhile some of us in the Land Down Under are roasting.)

Happy Fence Friday to everyone. I hope your day is delightful, your weekend is wonderful and that each moment is filled with exquisite memories. As is usual with pictures of Busselton Jetty, seeing it large by pressing Z is best.

At the far end of Busselton Jetty, above the underwater observatory. Better bigger if you want to browse. (Please press Z.)

The Skeleton Jetty, adjacent to Busselton Jetty in WA. The "skelly" was constructed next to the Busselton Jetty in the early 1900s to carry rail freight to the jetty from the town so that it could be loaded onto ships. It survived Cyclone Alby in 1978 when a large part of the main jetty was destroyed. The authorities removed much of it for safety reasons. Thus there is not a lot of the "skelly" left. It is gently rotting but provides nesting for seabirds which can be observed as people walk along the jetty out to sea. The jetty was eventually saved but then almost destroyed again in 1999 when it caught fire. That it still exists is a testament to the people of Busselton who refused to countenance its loss and who campaigned tirelessly for the funds to rebuild it as it is today: the longest timber-piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere (1.841 km). (Press Z for a bigger view, please.)

Busselton Jetty

Busselton Jetty, WA (Press Z to see it shine.)

Busselton Jetty, WA (Please press Z. It is a big jetty, after all.)