12.04.13 – v.2

I have said it before, and I will say it again - I love the birds in Australia! Seriously, birds I see here flying around on an every day basis are the kinds of birds in pet shops in the US. These are a few of the birds I have seen outside my flat this week.......

The King Parrot - one of my all time favourites. I get to see these guys flying outside my window almost every morning!

The Galah - beautiful and pink

The Gang Gang Cockatoo - they make the strangest noises.... sort of like a creaky door opening and closing!

12.04.13

Jeez, I have been on a posting roll! My goal was one per week, but look at me now! Anyways check this out........

What the view from my house looked like this morning. Foggy Canberra Town!

What the view from my house usually looks like in the mornings

11.04.13

Last night, as I was about to head downstairs to go to bed, I saw a rather large spider on the wall. My natural reaction was to scream, "Shaun!! There's a huge spider - get it!" And that is pretty much exactly what I said. So, being the caring guy that he is, he catches it in a glass before taking it outside to let it free.

I was unsettled for the rest of the evening, thinking there were more spiders lurking in every corner. This featured spider is very common here, and it is called a huntsman. The name sounds rather daunting, but they are not poisonous, although they will bite you. I don't care whether it is poisonous or not, I DO NOT LIKE SPIDERS!!

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The brave spider catcher

9.04.13

Before today, only overseas viewers have known about this little gem, but I have just told a dear friend in Perth to check it out - welcome to my silly, not frequently updated, little blog, Erica! I miss you! xx

8.06.13

I meant to add this one to the picture montage, but forgot! So, we all know the tradition of the easter bunny, but do you know about the easter bilby? Here in Oz, we definitely do!

6.04.13

Okay, so this one is a little bit late, but hey, better late than never, right? Last weekend was a long one (4 days!) due to the Easter holiday - so, we met up with our friends from Sydney, Dave and Siobhan, and headed down to Malua Bay. We had booked an apartment with an AMAZING sea-side view. Seriously, waking up every morning to the sound of the surf and only a 3 minute walk to the beach...... can you get any better?!? Anyways, we had a fantastic time - lots of good food, good wine, good weather, and good laughs with friends. We spent a lot of time down by the beach, and went to the local bowl-o for an afternoon of lawn bowls. Lawn bowls is similar to 10-pin bowling, but not quite the same. You play barefoot on the grass, and the aim is to get your ball closest to the white cue ball at the other end of the lawn. Needless to say, an afternoon of bowls and beers is exceptionally fun! Here is a picture montage of the weekend, taken with my new camera. It has some awesome built in filters, like sparkles, reflection and watercolour. I still don't really know how to use the thing, but its heaps of fun!

View from living room window!!

Malua Bay

Pretty flowers

Shaun rocking the pony!

Surfer Boys

Me and Siobhan, not looking impressed!

Alfresco dining with seaside view? Yes, please!

Obviously, we are not very good!

5.04.13

Returning the sweet gesture....... and I think we still look good - even though this photo is more than 20 years later! Love you, dear cousin!