WHEN DOLPHINS VISIT

My hometown of Perth never ceases to surprise me. Just when you think you've seen every good thing it has to offer you are presented with one you never knew existed. In this case it was a small secluded picnic spot down by the river in Mosman Park called Green Reserve. It's a bit of a twisted trek to get there but the reward is worth it...

We were half way through our picnic dinner when a dolphin swam by. Not something you get to see a lot in the Swan River despite there being a permanent pod of them in the area. It made for a perfect moment for everyone there, including Billie the Heeler who I'm sure would have loved to have jumped in after it...

Niall Lucy was an Australian writer and scholar who lived in Fremantle, he died of cancer at quite a young age and is the brother of Australian comedian Judith Lucy. This was stenciled onto a wall in the reserve.