Walks, parks and trees

Hyde Park, Perth, is one of my favourite places. These pics were taken on a saunter last weekend. I saw these cygnets a month or so ago when some of their bodies were about the size of a tennis ball.

Touchdown

"Subtly, every aircraft is different. For this reason, it's important that you watch this video carefully." Z z z z z z...

I do, I really do try to pay attention during the Qantas safety video; but no matter how many times I've seen it, all I can remember is that should mid-air disaster strike and an evacuation take place (i.e. passengers madly scrambling for their lives), my hand luggage will stay on the plummetting plane, and the life jacket that I'll be wearing will be yellow, including a red knob to inflate it with and a red whistle with which to alert would-be rescuers.

Thankfully, I did not use the yellow-and-red life-saving device on a flight home from Adelaide two days ago. And my hand luggage accompanied me off the plane. It was raining when we touched down in Perth, and it was cooler than the high 20s of Adelaide. A refreshing welcome home after a pleasant 10 days in South Australia.

The Inevitable 10

I've lurked in the blogosphere long enough for this to be inevitable -- a 10-things-you-didn't-know-about-me. This one is based on books, and I found it at Gentlemen, Hats Off!

1. One book that changed your life:
Theological Science, by T. F. Torrance

2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
The Riders, by Tim Winton. Of course, I 'got' much more of it the second time.

3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
A blank notebook (with pen)

4. One book that made you laugh:
Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. Not typically considered laugh-a-minute, I know; but the descriptions of Wemmick made me laugh.

5. One book that made you cry:
Hosea

6. One book that you wish had been written:
The Plain Man's Guide to the World's Most Popular Trees and Plants -- With Photos and Tips on How to Grow Them Successfully. Breathe.

7. One book that you wish had never been written:
The Da Vinci Code, by D. Brown.

8. One book you’re currently reading:
The Tiger, by Sophie Masson.

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
The Meaning of Jesus, by N. T. Wright.

10. One book that you would use as a door stop:
I wouldn't.

Part of this 10-things thing is to pass it on to someone else. C. Stirling Bartholomew and Stevo on a Stick -- if you read this and haven't already done it, I'd be interested in your responses.