A pants flag

The bell at Cott Beach
Originally uploaded by mrlederhosen.

This pic was taken at Cottesloe Beach on Saturday afternoon. It was taken in colour, but the reflections from the water were so great that it seems to wash it all out. There were a bunch of schoolies who had just taken off someone's pants that had been swinging like a flag on top of the bell. Well it's not really a bell, but a concrete pole that was put in the beach in the 20s to hold a shark net in place. It's been known as the bell ever since then, and my summer's not really a summer until I've had at least one leap from it. I'm not really sure what the story was with the flag-pants, but it was pretty funny and there was a crowd of cheering people on the beach.

Ahh, I love summer! The smells of the beach, the coconut oil, the heat, the crowds of people at the Sunday session, it's all part of what makes a Perth summer by the beach better than any other city in Australia. Sheesh it was hot yesterday, I think I started to physically melt into molten molasses at one point in the afternoon, whilst lounging at my family's pre-Christmas lunch. All the relies are leaving town for Christmas so we did the present swap yesterday instead. Felt kinda strange saying "Happy Christmas" before it happens.. Ooh ya and we started daylight savings yesterday for the first time in about 15 years. Word has it our curtains will fade now and the cows will get stressed out..