Mastodawn

Cold and crisp, and long winter solstice time nights have made for great observation times here in #PerthWesternAustralia . So now that it's come over all cloudy and rainy it's time to do some processing.

I have been catching a couple of snippets of things at the end of a longer project, and this is one of them. The Lagoon Nebula says hi!

Just 55 minutes.

#Astronomy #Astrophotography #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy #SmartTelescope #Dwarf3 #DrivewayAstrophotography #BackyardAstronomy #Nebula #LagoonNebula #Astrodon

leece Jun 19

The trains have been named!

https://perthisok.com/news/four-new-australind-train-names-revealed-ahead-of-services-resumption/?utm_source=newsletter.perthisok.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=holmes-coffee-opens-in-shenton-park&_bhlid=3100fa7aeaa45b66006774beb6b2f8f1a13dd144

#TrainTravel #Trains #WesternAustralia #PerthWesternAustralia

Four new Australind train names revealed ahead of service's resumption

After more than two years off the tracks, the Australind train service returns on Monday 29 June, reconnecting Perth and Bunbury with a new fleet of

leece May 31

So the last day of MerMay it seemed like everyone at Swancon 50 wanted to talk, for me to get them things, and to bump the table. But me and the Kakimori and the bottle of Rainbow Scarab got through it all.

It's been a great MerMay, and thank you for traveling along with me.

#MerMay #DrawingWithoutANet #MerMay2026 #NoAI #Swancon50 #Swancon #PerthWesternAustralia #ScienceFictionConvention #FountainPenInk #DipPen

leece May 30

Super poor light I'm afraid, but we're here in a hotel with dim light and a storm lowering outside, and a hurried drawing in the heritage ballroom.
Off to a Panel soon and then The Masquerade!
I think it's mainly Azure Kingfisher.

#Swancon50 #PerthWesternAustralia #MerMay #Mermay2026 #DrawingWithoutANet #FountainPen #FountainPenInk

leece May 29

Registration opened on time! It's been awesomely organized!

Well Swancon 50 has seen a lot of blasts from the past! The guest banquet was good, our table had Grant Stone and Tom Becker and Leigh Edmonds and a SF radio guy from Adelaide whose name I don't recall so talk was of fanzines and radio.

Wandered around after talking, had a game of Wombat Poo, and @rdm was shocked to learn he's been short listed for a Ditmar and twoTin Ducks, he hadn't been informed, and only found out by reading the con book.

Bedtime now.

#Swancon50 #ScienceFictionConvention #PerthWesternAustralia #Swancon

leece May 27

Just to remind everyone in #PerthWesternAustralia that #Swancon50 is on this weekend, and if it's your first time a one day membership is pay what you feel. @rdm would be chuffed if you came to his book launch!
I'd be thrilled if you came to see my artwork.

Check out our Ugg-Tect panel game!

Check out our #Murderbot panel!

#Sciencefiction #Fantasy #ScienceFictionConvention

https://swancon.com.au

Swancon50 (2026)

Come and join us as WA's premier literary speculative fiction convention celebrates its 51st - 42nd anniversary.

Swancon

Earthy in EV heaven May 12

It is hard to do autumn garden things, when it is going to be 27C and you are hand watering everything.

#PerthWesternAustralia
#gardening

leece May 4

https://perthisok.com/eat-drink/la-delizia-latticini-cheese-factory-malaga/?utm_source=newsletter.perthisok.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=la-delizia-latticini-to-open-wa-s-biggest-cheese-factory&_bhlid=071530737918eac788489971b3801d9ea88475c5 Perth is getting a big cheese factory, look out for these soft cheeses and buy local!

#PerthWesternAustralia #Cheese

"15 tonnes per week." La Delizia Latticini to open WA's biggest cheese factory this May

If you love a cheesy snack as much as we do, then chances are you’re already familiar with Perth legends La Delizia Latticini and their famous cheeses.