Songs in the Quay of Sea: Winter Beach

Today's mini piccolino holidayette-chen kecil, a trip to our local dog beach, was inspired by July two week school holiday break drawing to a close, and to reward Charlie Brown for his patience. Stormy days and his Mistress' illness have diminished our darling pooch's opportunities for walks of late, so it was his turn to run feely in the only part of Fremantle where he has permission to do so as yet another crisp sunny day dawned. We talk a lot about 'taking turns' in this 'single child' household, so I informed my beloved son that it was Charlie's turn!

Bryn was nose-out-of-joint grizzly all the way there in the car and down to the sand, but once absorbed in beach play- gathering starfish washed up by the storm, throwing rocks at the cliff, running around with Charlie, and even at one point lying on the sand day dreaming he (predictably) thoroughly enjoyed himself!

His Mum was engrossed in with her camera, on a picture book day with a blue and fluff ball cloud sky, and had a particularly satisfying photo shoot, what with the picturesque and highly photogenic backdrop of sand, ocean, saltbush and melaleuca trees. Again I say- how lucky we are- even the local dogs enjoy an unpopulated, sometimes private beach, surrounded by pristine coastal scrub!

Afterwards, we stopped in at Peter Kennedy's barbershop on South terrace to render Bryn's head less attractive to lice.Then we went for a 'fish and chip' lunch and cake at Kailis Brothers, Fishing Boat Harbour in downtown Freo. My Tourist in My Own Town discovery of the day is that Kailis Brothers is famous for fish and chip flavoured gelato- "hmmmm, think I'll pass" says Bryn!

The lad was dropped off en route home, to spend time with Dad. And so I type this in the afterglow of my leisurely yoga class/swim/spa/sauna session at the gym, and the prospect of a sleep-in in the morning!