Nov 2017 Police Paddocks, Rutherglen They say that magpies have incredible memories and can remember a person who treated them badly twenty years ago. They are territorial creatures and they certainly do know and respond to the humans who live … Continue reading The Australian Magpie not just a pretty face
The Australian coat of arms has both a kangaroo and an emu and it is said that they were chosen because neither can walk backwards, thus symbolising a progressive nation. Although both are plentiful it is always exciting to see them for two reasons. Firstly being such large creatures both can cause horrific damage to cars, so the navigator is always on alert for kangaroos and emus and shouting something like “Emu on the right!” Grey Nomads like ourselves aren’t on a strict timetable like younger drivers so we tend to stay off the roads in the early morning and … Continue reading The Coat of Arms
Winter 2016, somewhere in Far North Queensland: We’ve finally got the jump on the midgies, the bites have healed and there’s no more itching. Wow that’s only taken us two weeks… The warm rain stopped late this afternoon, the temperature zoomed up (even further) and out came the bloody midgies again! Continue reading Eaten alive
“…close my eyes and drift away…” Lazy Sunday by the Small Faces A warm spring afternoon and a belly full of fish courtesy of the fishermen at the boat ramp, these guys weren’t going anywhere. Continue reading Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Kangaroos are creatures of habit as you can see by their well worn paths across this paddock. Continue reading Kangaroo Trails
The playpus is an elusive creature and I doubt that I’ll ever be swift enough or patient enough to ever get a photo of one. But they are about and sometimes if you’re lucky a few bubbles can be spotted. Continue reading Watch Your Waste
June 9th 2017 This morning I was roused from my morning blog reading to the news that a whale had beached itself on nearby Sawtell beach, directly in front of the surf club. It was a sad sight to see … Continue reading Whale beached at Sawtell
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