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 […]
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 ________________________________________________________
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up Mark Twain The best way to cheer me up: Just sayin’
Is that a wee leprechaun I see? Some of our Muscovy ducks (the ducklings joined them yesterday) Our bamboo forest (some would call it a windbreak ) A leprechaun house that fell out of a tree! Our new Silkie rooster (Edgar Allen Poe) enjoying the company of his ladies (Snowy – the main gal, Vegemite, […]
In the news for the day, less than eminent psychologist Dr Gabrielle Crook has discovered the cure for depression When faced with this prescribe one or more ducklings Note: Please consult with your own psychologist or doctor before following this advice from a Quack _______________________________________________________________ nuddernote – top duckling is Zachary Quack and haven’t got […]
It Never Rains but it Pours! What a fitting expression ‘it never rains but it pours’. Today we can take it literally. We’ve gone from months of little rain (even though it’s summer; and here in the sub-tropics we usually get most of our rain in the summer) and a great risk of wild fire; […]
Fast Forward I feel like the movie of my life is on fast forward. I’m watching The Mentalist on Monday and then I’m watching The Mentalist on Monday and I don’t know what happened to the week in between. The only thing happening slowly is the arrival of the furniture – bit by bit in […]
