WET AND WILD FREO SUNDAY

 

 

It is very windy in Fremantle with a lot of heavy rain forecast, so best to stay warm and cosy at home with a book and watch the West Coat Eagles game.

The good thing about stormy weather are the clouds, so maybe we’ll get a stunning sunset like this one I took early this week.

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SUNRISE OVER FREMANTLE PORT

 

 

It was quite a pretty early morning today, but according to BOM it will get a whole lot worse, with very heavy rain expected over the weekend.

The icy wind chilled my poor old bones when I sat outside at Chalkys to drink my double espresso.

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BEAUTIFUL FREMANTLE WINTER SKY

 

 

Two more photos I took late yesterday afternoon of the amazing clouds at Fremantle’s Bathers Beach.

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MORE RAIN TO COME

 

 

There are some pretty heavy showers in Fremantle this morning, but it is just a warning of things to come, with big storm expected late this afternoon.

I could not see the Norfolk trees at South Beach from my balcony and the fine mist of rain also largely obscured the North Quay cranes.

Perfect weather for the gardens and for staying at home with a good book, but not great for one of the last days of school holidays.

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SOUTH FREMANTLE RAINBOW

 

The view from my balcony at 4.45pm today toward South Fremantle, with part of the hospital on the left.

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BAD WEATHER MOVING IN

 

 

It looks like the predicted bad weather is moving in quite fast, as this photo taken at about 9.30am at Fremantle’s Bruce Lee oval shows. Batten down, Freo!

 

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GOOD MORNING SUNDAY!

 

 

It is Sunday, so the day when true believers confess all the kinds of nonsense they have been up to, so time for me as well to confess.

It is difficult to admit that my sublime perfection has been tarnished because of Covid-19. I have become lazy and don’t often get up at 5am anymore, especially during winter. But today I ventured out and walked in the dark, to be the very first customer at Chalkys at 7am.

While walking home along the Cappuccino Strip I noticed the lovely colour of the sky just after sunrise and took this photo of the Old Synagogue being embraced.

There are plenty of clouds around, and we have had some rain, but so far the wild storm that is forecast by BOM has not eventuated.

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WET AND DRY-UPS AND DOWNS

 

 

It’s going to be a wet week, so before we get morose about it let’s remind ourselves what a stunning weekend we had in Fremantle. I took this photo of the Bathers Beach House on Sunday afternoon.

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FREMANTLE RAIN ART

 

 

 

Wonderful to be woken up this morning by very loud thunder, lightning and heavy rain. I love the force of nature!

Wandered around Fremantle for a bit after coffee at Chalkys and took some reflection photos, which I publish upside down. The art of rain.

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WINTER MORNING AT FREO’S PORT BEACH

 

 

That was a very wet and stormy night in Fremantle and this morning it was invigorating when I and a few other mad people had a walk at Port Beach.

The sun is coming out now so it should be warming up a bit I hope.

Go and enjoy Fremantle, shop around, visit the cafes and restaurants and support our local traders!

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