Since the arrival of the kids, we have been spending a fair amount of time at various parks – conveniently they often come with good playgrounds. Below are some photos of these urban oasis near our home; click to enlarge.
Basterfield park has a pond and is especially nice at this time of the year (at least this year, since we’ve had good rainfall over the summer):
Braeside park is a huge (312 hectares) park a short drive away; it has a variety of areas as the following three photos indicate:
Dendy park, especially popular with people with dogs:
This little critter – Green Mantid – I actually caught roaming our back yard – and discovered that if you don’t shut the blinds / curtain in the evening, you will discover them walking on the window, lured by the light.
Sunsets are often excellent here – and happen at a decent hour year round so you’re actually awake to take photos of them 
The first example is from our back yard..
.. and another one from Basterfield Park.
Lovely photos! Beautiful!