RIP bookshelf. 

Last week I had to put blogging on a hold because a certain someone was waking up at the crack of dawn to babble to himself in his crib, therefore throwing off his napping schedule, and leaving me to keep him amused throughout afternoon hours. Ah, 1 year olds.

If I wasn't taking him to Rhyme Time in the mornings (because he fell asleep on the way), I would be spending time in the Subiaco Library reading up on a bio of Edith Head. 

Trees... In dresses.

The other spot I spent (and continue to spend) most time was around Kings Park, getting some sun and tree gazing sorry, make that Harrison gazing. This past weekend the four of us took a morning walk over to the lookout point of Swan River, then through the botanical gardens. (The majority of pictures on here have seem to have been taken at King's Park. But that's ok, it's scenic.)

Aside from the more modern developments, not much has changed along here since the 1890s.

Last week, I heard through the grapevine that Australia got itself yet a new PM. Welcome, Malcolm Turnbull! Be good to your fellow country men and women, otherwise they might leave you an early going away present at the end of your term. But lucky for you, you seem to be the most popular Prime Minister Australia's had in five years!

(ps: Canadians, please do this sort of thing before the election.)

In other news...

• Warmer temperatures on the rise, yahoo! Usually it's iced coffees* I would drink on hot days, but I'm harbouring a growing addiction to the smoothies at Boost Juice. Possibly even more dangerous than Starbucks and its iced Caramel Macchiato. (And much healthier, for that matter.)

• Since staying here, I've been enjoying the wonders of Netflix, mainly for the tv shows; it has made me realize what a gaping hole there has been in my life without it. Not that getting Netflix at home isn't impossible, it just tends complicate things for the tv system we currently have *cough cough, ROGERS.* Because Netflix gives me a vast amount of power at my finger tips, I've started watching tv shows such as The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Orange is the New Black (finally!) and Narcos. The latter show is based on true events (with a bit a fiction thrown in) about Columbia's drug war during the late 1980s. Wasn't sure if I'd like it upon first learning about it, but it's pulled me in. 

• I started an intermediate ballet class at the beginning of the month... Naturally, because I couldn't resist the pull of the dance. (And where I find the opportunity, I go for it.) The class is good and the instructor we have is quite good as well; he gave some sage advice to the class on my first session when we find ourselves struggling to perform a particular exercise. "Don't talk yourself down. Talk yourself up." 

• Birthday in t-minus three days. Being 25 went by waaaaay faster than I expected it to.

*Having said that, I don't think I'll be able to go back to having my iced coffee the same way again; I've been spoilt by the painfully delicious addition of ice cream and whipped cream. (Thanks, Australia!) 

And last, but not least....

Our guy living it up in the toddler gym this week.