Where I live.
I live in (arguably) the most beautiful city
in the world. The only problem with the place is the government but I won't
go into that. The city of Perth has a population of probably about 1.5
million people and hence it is by no means crowded. Infact, the only reason
it's such a big city (geographically) is because there's heaps of room
in our state (the biggest one in Australia) and people don't like being
crowded. The suburbs stretch out for miles and form the look out on one
of the main roads near where I live, the lights at night make a stunning
picture.
A view of the city center under
lights from Kings Park.
That's the other aspect of talking about where
I live. My suburb is a small one called Lesmurdie. It's not in the city,
but in the foot hills to the east, nestled amongst bush, scrub
and hills. It's a really cool place to live because the crime rate is down
to a minimum, the people are friendly and it's a pretty tightly knit community.
I have been lucky enough to go to school up here in the hills. Infact,
I attended Lesmurdie Primary and then Lesmurdie High schools. Both are
within walking distance of our home and hence the journey to school has
almost always been a pleasant walk or bike ride. All of that has changed
now, though. All due to the fact that (on the day of writing this - Monday
the 16th of February, 1998) I got my drivers license. Still, that's another
page altogether.
The city of Perth at
dusk as seen from Welshpool Road, Lesmurdie.
The Festival of Perth has only just started
again for this year. This is a festival of dancing and entertainment (mainly
shows and concerts) organised by the government and put on once a year
for about nine months. This year's production started with a bang in the
form of the Perth Theatre Company's production of Titanic. A huge singing,
dancing and theatrical extravaganza. Pretty good stuff. If you ever get
the chance, go and see this production. Their site is a good place to go
to find out more about our fair city.
The
Festival of Perth is a good place to start looking at Perth on the
web.
My house its self is located quite a fair distance
away from the road. It's a big property (in comparison with most of the
others around) and I have to admit that we've got a pretty big house too.
One of my dad's commitments to the place is to the garden and he has performed
miracles. He turned our side garden from a weed infested sand box to a
beautifully green paradise. He had some help, of course, but most of the
work was his. And so it is the fruits of his labor that you see below in
the various pictures that I have graciously provided for you.
Looking towards our
back door. (It's at the side of the house)
Our outside area (Looking
towards the back of the place)
