Dolphin playing in Mandurah Estuary

Teenage son home from school and, fingers crossed, I should now be able to post a blog (and include a link) about my beautiful home town of Mandurah.

Mandurah, despite a huge increase in population in recent years, is a beautiful spot just 1 hrs drive south of Perth.  One of the many highlights of the region is the frequent sighting of bottle nosed dolphins in the estuary.  The following link is a great shot of a dolphin frolicking in the water http://www.flickr.com/photos/alinedownunder/3496012470/  Visitors to the Peel Region can take a boat trip around the canal homes and, with luck, be followed by a pod of dolphins.  Strolling along the beautiful foreshore, or having a coffee at one of the cafes, is often a great way of spotting dolphins.  Any visitors I've had from Scotland just love it.  Sunshine, beautiful scenery, wild life - what more could a body ask for? 

Thanks to 'alinedownunder' for the link to flickr.

Flickr Dramas

Hi,
Just finished reading Week 3 of the Web 2.0 course and it all seems simple enough, until I tried to include an image from Flickr on this web post.  Has anyone else had any difficulties, or is it just me?.  I had no problems attaching a photo from my computer (see previous post) but, despite several attempts, have had no luck downloading a picture from the web.  I can feel a headache coming on - time for a break I think!.  Teenage son will be home soon, I'll ask him.  Just as I thought I was getting the hang of things.........

New to the blogging world

Hi there everyone,
I've made it this far with this blogging malarky and just wanted to make sure that it was working okay.  I must be one of the most computer illiterate people around, so feel justifiably proud of myself! After reading through week 3 of the Web 2.0 Basics Training I've even managed to attach a photograph! (Its only taken me about 1 hour, lol - I'm even using some cool teenage speak here!) .  It feels very strange putting a picture of myself out there in cyberspace, but at least no-one can sue me for using their image.  I'm finding it all quite amazing actually, if a little confusing.  Not quite sure yet how it will all fit into working in a library but am looking forward to continuing on with the course.  I really need to drag myself into the 21st Century and become more familiar with all the wonderful technology out there.