Hi, I'm Lena. Over the years, I've met people from all corners of the world over the Internet through work, or as new, or old friends. Some don't know much about Perth and Western Australia.

So, here's a snippet of something enormous just for you. It's enormous because Western Australia is around a third of the country in area. But it's also small because I'm only giving you a tiny bit.   

I live here and have done so for more than 30 years. It's a loveable place and, of course, it's the best. Yes, I'm absolutely devoted.    

Perth, situated on the Swan River, is a modern city with high-rise buildings, beautiful parks (Kings Park is the largest and the most beautiful), many universities, lots of sporting opportunities, golf courses, beaches both north and south of the city and much more. 

Western Australia is a wealthy state with mineral resources: iron ore, diamonds, gold, gas, oil and more.

Once I read that Perth has the most millionaires in the whole of Australia. Sometimes I wish I belong to that group. 

This state is also proud of its huge cattle stations. Once I read that a cattle station may be so enormous in area that it could take a week to drive to the letter box. Was that by cart pulled by oxen then? In the olden days? Seriously though, they are immense. Other important industries are wheat growing and sheep farming.

We have banana plantations, other tropical fruits up north, all kinds of colder fruits in the south, including apples galore, and every vegetable you can think of in between. 

As Perthians, Perthites or whatever we're called, we're spoilt with an average of eight hours sunshine a day. Sometimes we have to endure extremely hot temperatures, which can be a bit of a bother. I remember a day in February, many years ago, when it was 46.7 °C and this already at 10 o'clock in the morning, which made the day almost unbearable. But as soon as the Fremantle Doctor (a cooling sea breeze) makes itself known, like it usually does every day, there's great relief. That's the best part of living here in the most isolated capital city of the world and in such a hot climate. 

We have other fantastic places in this state, but we often have to drive through desolate areas for many hours to get there. Nothing is close.

In the cooler south-west, we have deep forests with mammoth trees and a beautiful coastline with nice beaches. 

In the north-west, where it's warmer, we have the magnificent colours of the red pindan, the jewel sea, the red cliffs, the white sandy beaches and the amazing different hues of green. 

And in many parts of the state, we have the most exquisite and unusual wildflowers, admired by people from all over the world.   

Despite all the temptations of such amazing scenery and lovely beaches, I spend most days writing stories for children, mostly for around 9-12 year olds. My inner child is blasting through with contemporary fantasy stories filled with adventure and magic - my  favourite genre.  

P.S. Do you want to read something encouraging?

Aim for the moon! Even if you don't make it, you'll end up amongst the stars.   Said by W. Clement Stone (maybe not word for word).

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