Lilydale Lake

Remote controlled yacht

On Golden Pond...

Mt Evelyn, Victoria, Australia

These shots were taken while we were staying in Mt Evelyn with Ali's parents for a few days.White CockatooNanna's garden

Perth From Kings Park at Dusk

Perth Zoo

After living in Perth for 7 1/2 years I had never been to the zoo there. So when we were in Perth in early July, Ali and I went on a gorgeous Winter's day and spent 2 or 3 hours there. It's a great place to be with a camera. I had fun!

I especially love big cats!

The Tigers were incredible...

Haha! This little guy has had enough of you staring at him!

(Actually he has a damaged finger and can't bend it.)
And now for the Aussies...

Last Fling @ Riverview

On our recent trip to Australia we spent almost two weeks in Perth with two main things on our agenda. One, Catch up with all our Riverview friends and say a proper goodbye, and two, have an appointment at the US Consulate to apply for new Visas. All went smoothly with the visas and as a result we are back in the US ready to start at Coast Hills. Woohoo!

We got to lead worship at the Sunday morning and night services and finish our time with Riverview on a high note. It was a privilege to be on the Riverview stage leading the church one more time and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Sunday morning with the choir. They were rockin' and it was good to lead with their energy behind me.

I didn't take any gear with me on this trip, so had to borrow everything. (Huge thanks to Kajen and Annette.) This was the first time I've played through a "normal" rig for about 7 years and it was a bit weird at first. I had it sounding pretty good by Sunday night though and it was a lot of fun.

(For those of you who care, I was using an American Deluxe Strat, a Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb 22 watt amp, a Line 6 Distortion Modeller, Line 6 Delay Modeller, Boss Digital delay Pedal and an overdrive pedal that I can't remember the name of - it was light blue.)

The presence of God was so powerful that the girls had trouble keeping their feet on the ground...

It was passionate ... and loud! (Sorry Ruthie :-)

In each service there were baptisms during the worship at the end - very cool!

Father's Day at Coast Hills

Here are some shots from the services on Father's Day (15th June). There was also the special Summer offering that day. This was just before we left for Australia - we just arrived back yesterday.

Singing "Daughters" by John Mayer. I LOVE doing that song.
Lots of space and feel, and a great message.

Going out on an up note - Hosanna by Paul Baloche and Brenton Brown.
Some great colors and moods, and a very high drum riser!

(Thanks to Gary Sutherland for the photo's)