We had a very hot Christmas in Victoria and on this particular day the mercury was hovering around 39 or 40 degrees celsius. We found this little wallaby having a dip in the dam to cool off. I only wish that I was quick enough with the camera. But the rings on the water are a give away. Continue reading Cooling Off
Another morning in the National Park camp ground at Woody Head in NSW, I wake up to the sound of something being dragged across the ground. We have been warned about goannas (that’s a bloody big lizard, for the uninitiated) in the National Park but they didn’t tell us about the ingenuity of the Brush Turkeys. This busy little guy has pulled our rubbish bag out of the bucket and he is dragging it around and pecking at the plastic trying to get the food scraps out. Continue reading Taking Out the Garbage
We were staying at a friend’s farm during Christmas week when this fellow waddled across the front yard. At the first sign of human excitement he bolted for the nearest tree and did his best bark impersonation until all the … Continue reading Have a Go Anna
I can feel eyes watching me as I pour my cereal, there is a King Parrot hanging from the awning arm and peering in the door. Before I know it he is sitting on my hand eating raw oats and nuts, my breakfast, and chatting away happily. When breakfast is over he drops a calling card on my brand new camp chair and flies off. That’s gratitude for you. Continue reading Sharing Breakfast
The sunrise was magnificent and people were standing in the water watching it. I can’t understand why they do this as it wasn’t all that long ago that a woman was taken by a croc at Daintree. The park owners have been insistent that we don’t paddle or swim in the sea or venture near the creeks on either end of the beach. Continue reading Tempting Fate
It’s summer in Melbourne and today is glorious. On the advice of Miriam over at Out an’ About I decide to break from Christmas cleaning scrubbing and relax with lunch and a bit of a read outside in the sunshine. The outdoor umbrella hasn’t been unfurled since autumn. It appears to be all neat and clean except that when I wind it out a pod of spider eggs drops into the garden below and mother Huntsman glares at me. I’m reasonably brave with spiders and I don’t run screaming but they do get my utmost respect especially Huntsmen as their bite, … Continue reading Arachnid Fecundity
We were camped at Anglesea on Victoria’s south west coast and the weather was unseasonally cool. I was so tempted to just roll over and go back to sleep but with only one day of the holiday left I dragged … Continue reading Sometimes it pays to get out of bed
Remember our poor old mate ‘Toothless Johnno’ who lost a tooth from his dental plate whilst eating lunch in the sun? Well ‘Johnno’ rang his dentist to see how quickly he could get his dentures repaired because he is a police officer and he didn’t want to return to work looking more like one of the crooks. “Just bring the tooth in on Monday” said the dentist. ‘Johnno’ had to explain how the bird ate the tooth and that he won’t be bringing the bloody bird into the dentist’s office. “Hmm, it must have thought it was a piece of bread.” … Continue reading Scarce as hen’s teeth
A caravanning mate of ours, I’ll call him Johnno, lost a tooth. Shocked at this he put it on the camp table and a bird swooped down and ate it. Now I can’t show you a picture of toothless Johnno as he’s a serving police officer, so here’s a picture of a bird. Continue reading Toothless
With three unexplained deaths in Queensland tropical waters this month, it is probably time to talk about the serious topic of Marine Stingers. Visitors to Queensland beaches may be surprised to find bottles of vinegar located beside beach walkways. The … Continue reading Marine Stingers
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