'n Bietjie laat, maar hier gaan die 2017 Kersboom op.

It is our tradition that the Xmas trees gets set up on the 1st of December, which this year did not happen. It has been a very busy start to the month, so it was just one of those things. 

Getting ready to start, with the box behind us, and the vacuum ready for the fallen "leaves".

Lily also gets into the Christmas spirit, but she is not a fan of that head-gear.
She would not sit still, thus the blurry pic.

Tree up, busy opening up all the branches...

....baubles, tinsel and lights going on...

Tadaa! All done and putting on the star :-)

Geno putting the first prezzie under the tree. I wonder what it could be?!

Merry Christmas to all our friends, family and wishing you all a happy, blessed Christmas. God is good!
'n Baie Geseende Kersfees aan al ons vriende en familie, en ons wens julle 'n gelukkige, rustige feestyd toe. God is groot!

The afternoon before, enjoying a late lunch at a new eatery near home (Catalano's).
Karla had the Parma (as one does) and Eugene had the steak and chips.

Photography outing - Point Walter and Point Heathcote

Petie and I decided to head out to Freo at 6am for coffee (yes, at Gino's...) and to then see where the morning took us. After two coffees and a good hour-and-a-half at Gino's we drove  down to Point Walter, took some snaps and just spoke about this-that-and-the-other-thing, which was super relaxing. Great weather too and it is definitely spring. Our final stop was in Ardross at Point Heathcote, where we had a beer (thanks Petie!) at BWG before heading home. Looked at some of the little houses there too, but nothing that really grabbed us, so did not buy anything...

Great start to the weekend. 

Dankie Ka en Mariaan vir die alleen-tyd, ons waardeer dit baie ;-)

PS: This was also my first test-run with my early fathers-day pressie; a Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 prime. 

Wild flowers, a sure sign of Spring. 

Beer at 11am; never a bad thing :-)

The clear blue skies of summer are upon us, woohoo!

Some Macro test shots...

Petie with the Nikon 105mm Micro Nikkor on "The Beast" (Nikon D800)

Perth CBD from Point Heathcote, from the lawn in front of BWG Steak House.