I’m coming to eat that chip

Ok, what does this kind of thing mean?
Last week I was nearly hit on the head by a superb looking parrot. I saw her and her mates take off like I have seen many times before. They were making that great, high chattering noise. I seem to remember thinking, gee they are getting close, then [...]

Lizard in the grass

As Andrew noticed in my last post, I forgot to include the lizard I spotted during a walk around my parent’s garden. Well, here is the lizard, in all his glory. You can see he is a tiny bloke by the grass and leaves around him.
I have since found out that this lizard is a [...]

A few kangaroos loose in the top paddock

Interesting sighting today. I saw a tough looking bald bloke striding along the street wearing a faded pink singlet and dark blue knee length shorts. Then I noticed his feet. He was wearing thongs (flip flops) – the unusual thing was that one thong was dark blue to match the shorts and one thong [...]

Sunday, no Monday

Under the weather – built 1889
I am still a washed out sickie I’m afraid. I have been resting, coughing and keeping warm.
Last week was a different sort of week with the big wind storm, the end of daylight savings (an extra hour of sleepings in) and my determined friend the cold.
I managed to win two [...]

Vale, my beautiful

I have been trying to decide whether to post today. It is a sad day for me. It is the 2nd anniversary of the passing away of my darling dog. I must warn you that this is my catharsis and it could be a bit hard to read.
He was diagnosed with lymphoma at 6 and [...]

Cranky Cow

Today, as the weekend beckons, I am going to show you some indignant cows I met when I was trying to photograph another old farmhouse in the Victorian countryside.
When I saw these cows they were in an endearing pose looking through the window of this abandoned house. Great, I thought. What a lovely photograph that [...]

A sheep in sheep’s clothing

Our Sunday best.
I have never seen sheep wearing coats before. It makes me laugh. Imagine putting coats on a flock of these wriggly little darlings. It could only have been better if they were wearing little boots as well.
Apparently the coats help protect the wool from the elements and produce a better fleece. You can [...]

Vale old mollusc called Ming

St Kilda – Crossing the ships. Port Phillip bay is scheduled for deep dredging
Today I commiserate with the 405 year old clam that was recently dredged up off the northern coast of Iceland. He/she (I will call Ming “he”) was ”plucked” as one report so gormlessly put it from his habitat and so became the [...]

Indulgent cat worship

Today I am going to luxuriate in a classic blog cliche. The cat post. It has to be done.
My family has always attracted cats. It’s a tradition. In my childhood we never had less than four no matter how hard we tried not to fall for the next sweet, lonely cat that wandered in. [...]

Echidna finds a lifestyle property with a view

A shy little fellow I was lucky enough to spot near Strath Creek.
She or he was all set up for the night in the best nest an echidna could hope to find.
There aren’t too many properties on the market as self- sufficient as this one.
It features:

three sturdy trunk construction
ample bark bedroom
great natural colour scheme
glorious [...]