life of fire (a concerto) composition beginning with timidity, a delicate foray into existence, perhaps lingering for fear of the known, the breathless destruction that comes with being fire a confidence is gathering swiftly, with success and orchestral fuel, a collaboration that we know will destroy, but this can be ignored in the harmony of […]
warning the cyclone watches you with a calm eye, enticing movement to the outside, to survey the damage of tempestuous squalling, atmospheric pressure moulding the art of cyclonic breathing, take in the air deep in your lungs, inhale the stillness, the silence and wait, turbulent winds will return in a blink of the eye of […]
silkie warmth hovering over chicks mother hen ____________________________________________________ Congratulations on the chicks! Edgar Allen Poe is the proud strutting father; Snowy is the doting mother; and miraculously we have 5 new Chinese Silkie chicks. On Sunday Tessa went to check on Snowy who was sitting on her clutch of eggs in the coop. Well what […]
Yes, it is that time of the year again National Alpaca Week 2013 This is the week that you can visit your local alpaca farm in Australia; and being the proud owners of two Suri alpaca we thought we would go and have a looksee at the place where Spirit and Merlin were born (Ivory […]
Remember boys – two heads are better than one Now’s our chance – let’s finish that tunnel! Spirit and Merlin gossiping again Jazz – this is how you dog paddle Hey Spirit, you know how I told you – Never trust the humans Well these ones are tolerable However, this one with the camera is […]
resting boot frog sitting peacefully Mum squorks ________________________________________________ Just a bit of Haiku Schmaiku (as Squires used to say) in the Basho tradition If you have a moment pop over to Benedicte’s blog (an artist from Canada) where she has been writing and drawing up a storm (every day). She has done a couple of […]
playful goats crunching on hay tough roughage ______________________________________________________ Two gorgeous miniature goats have joined Merlin and Spirit (our two Suri alpacas) in their paddock. I would like to introduce you to Billy and Benny – they are very young but won’t get much bigger They are pets and we can lead them around the garden […]
this is bliss dusky pink fairy floss skies whisper in the ear of the night one moment please _________________________
Two male alpacas (desexed) have come to live with us here in the Elysian fields Spirit and Merlin are inseparable (a macho smoochy smooch) Look at those lips on Merlin! They remind me of the pushmi-pullyu critter from Dr Doolittle ____________________________________________________________
Keep your hands off my eggs Hope you all have a happy and safe easter ________________________________________________________
