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Sep 17, 2014 01:55AM
We have lapwings up here. Nasty savage little critters and are breeding right now. If you go too close they come after you. I run back at them flapping my arms and growling loudly which seems to flummox them somewhat. My grandson is terrified of them but I had him in fits of laughter when I did my growl at the bad birds routine. :)
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I met up with Elaine today. She has left the chilly Melbourne weather to come up to Queensland to enjoy our lovely (at the moment, anyway - ask me if it's lovely in a month or two and I might have a different descriptor) sun, sand and surf. We had a nice morning tea and lunch, talked about books (of course!), and "...shoes - and ships - and sealing wax..." - or perhaps not! But we talked about lots of different things and had a great day!
Michael wrote: "Sounds lovely Kathryn. It is always a thrill to meet a fellow AR member. :)"Yes, it was a good day - I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
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How lovely Kathryn! I wish I could have made it too:) Looked at it, but not this time... Glad you had a good time chatting, eating, drinking:)
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That sounds hilarious Sally! I think we need a video of that one;)
Sally906 wrote: "We have lapwings up here. Nasty savage little critters and are breeding right now. If you go too close they come after you. I run back at them flapping my arms and growling loudly which seems to fl..."Aren't they what used to be called Plovers? I see them sometimes on the river-bank.
Sally906 wrote: "We have lapwings up here. Nasty savage little critters and are breeding right now. If you go too close they come after you. I run back at them flapping my arms and growling loudly which seems to fl..."I don't think we have Lapwings in Canberra. Had to look them up to find out what they were. We do a lot of birdwatching from our house, counted 16 varieties in our back garden one day - but no lapwings. They sound rather unpleasant.
Margaret wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "We have lapwings up here. Nasty savage little critters and are breeding right now. If you go too close they come after you. I run back at them flapping my arms and growling loudly ..."Hello Margaret, long time no see (or hear or write or ... whatever). I've been "away" for awhile. Nice to see a familiar face!
The lapwings are only protecting their best. They're fearless and will even take on a helicopter. When Alan worked at the hospital, they used to mow around the nest near the helipad. :)
Oops.... accidentally pressed post before I could correct chest to nest. Damned predictive text.
Vicki wrote: "Oops.... accidentally pressed post before I could correct chest to nest. Damned predictive text."Best, chest, nest - all sounds pretty scary to me. LOL!
Brenda wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I met up with Elaine today. She has left the chilly Melbourne weather to come up to Queensland to enjoy our lovely (at the moment, anyway - ask me if it's lovely in a month or two a..."Yes, another time :-)
LOL I better stop digging. I wonder if I can turn off predictive text in the GR app. :)
C.A. wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "We have lapwings up here. Nasty savage little critters and are breeding right now. If you go too close they come after you. I run back at them flapping my arms and..."Hi! I drop in now and then to see what's happening :) Nice to hear from you. :)
Valerie wrote: "C.A. wrote: "Hubby just got swooped by a maggie right outside our back door! First swoop of the season. Is that how you know spring has arrived in Oz?"Yes definitely! Apparently we have the most..."
Valerie. I think the grey ones are actually native mynahs and the brown ones are the 'imports' and called noisy mynahs.
Not sure about the noisy title (though they definitely are noisy!) but the imports are Indian Mynahs, my hubby calls them rats with wings.
Marianne wrote: "Not sure about the noisy title (though they definitely are noisy!) but the imports are Indian Mynahs, my hubby calls them rats with wings."I'd forgotten the name; thanks:) My m-i-l called them rats with wings too.
Google to the rescue! Common Indian Myna is a medium sized chocolate brown bird. The Noisy Miner is a medium size grey bird; it is an Aust Native Bird.
Ok! I don't like either. The grey ones are so aggressive. Once we had two Indian mynahs come down our rangehood and we had to open it up to let them out. It was really weird to see orange feet in there!
Valerie wrote: "Ok! I don't like either. The grey ones are so aggressive. Once we had two Indian mynahs come down our rangehood and we had to open it up to let them out. It was really weird to see orange feet in..."
Yikes! Canberra had a serious problem with the Indian Myna birds a few years ago (they were chasing off the native birds) and did some sort of culling program. It took a couple of years but gradually our garden filled with our beautiful native birds again. Lovely - except for the Sulphur Crested Cockatoos. They are gorgeous to look at, but SOOOOOO destructive! And the noise!
Kathryn wrote: "I met up with Elaine today. She has left the chilly Melbourne weather to come up to Queensland to enjoy our lovely (at the moment, anyway - ask me if it's lovely in a month or two and I might have ..."Sounds a lovely time Kathryn.
Have just spent a blissful hour sitting in the spring morning sunshine, trimming and communing with my bonsai. Better than a Valium!
C.A. wrote: "Have just spent a blissful hour sitting in the spring morning sunshine, trimming and communing with my bonsai. Better than a Valium!"Sounds wonderful and very relaxing :) How many bonsai do you have, C.A.?
Just finished cutting up all the veggies and meat for my beef casserole for tonight's dinner. It smells delicious :)
Dale wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I met up with Elaine today. She has left the chilly Melbourne weather to come up to Queensland to enjoy our lovely (at the moment, anyway - ask me if it's lovely in a month or two a..."We had a great day on the sunny Gold Coast!!
Sharon wrote: "C.A. wrote: "Have just spent a blissful hour sitting in the spring morning sunshine, trimming and communing with my bonsai. Better than a Valium!"Sounds wonderful and very relaxing :) How many bo..."
Interesting question as I wasn't sure. Just counted them - 24.
C.A. wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Ok! I don't like either. The grey ones are so aggressive. Once we had two Indian mynahs come down our rangehood and we had to open it up to let them out. It was really weird to se
except for the Sulphur Crested Cockatoos. They are gorgeous to look at, but SOOOOOO destructive! And the noise! ..."
Oh, I wholeheartedly agree! They will chew up anything: washing lines, verandah poles and also a bite out of each orange/lemon hanging on the tree. Nice to look at, as you say, but...
Off to Melbourne tomorrow morning - hopefully my car survives the journey!
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Safe travels Liam:) Have a great weekend!
Meanwhile here I am with my smashed Nokia which still works perfectly, much to the chagrin of the dozen people who will drop their iPhone6es as they're leaving the Apple Store and find they are immediately broken.
Oh my I'm standing in a queue to meet Andy Griffiths with my son. Without exaggeration I think I'll be here for two hours!!!!
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Good luck Ashleigh:) I'm sure you'll be great!
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Have fun Suzanne!!
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It's crazy isn't it! I can't believe the days they wait for something like that!
Suzanne wrote: "Oh my I'm standing in a queue to meet Andy Griffiths with my son. Without exaggeration I think I'll be here for two hours!!!!"How exciting, hope you didn't have to wait too long
Just had some sneaky chocolate while no one was looking then started sneezing repeatedly.My daughter yells from her bedroom "mum are you eating chocolate"
Me: noooooo
I hate that chocolate makes me sneeze.
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My daughter yells from her bedroom "mum are you eating chocolate"
Me: noooooo
I hate that chocolate makes m..."
Haha! Veronica that cracks me up!!! LOL'ing here!!!
Popping in to say g'day and looking at the time goodnight! Have been nose in book all night. Am on my phone so can't hyperlink my book but was finishing off Pandora Jones: Deception by Barry Jonsburg. Fabulous 5 star read hence my absence this evening :)
Veronica wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Oh my I'm standing in a queue to meet Andy Griffiths with my son. Without exaggeration I think I'll be here for two hours!!!!"How exciting, hope you didn't have to wait too long"
Three hours! But met so many interesting people, teachers, mums, friends. It was a funny night in the end.
Thank you Michael. One of my big bugbears with the App. And can't reply to specific posts either :(
Brenda wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Oh my I'm standing in a queue to meet Andy Griffiths with my son. Without exaggeration I think I'll be here for two hours!!!!"Have fun Suzanne!!"
It was fun and funny. I have to follow the threads or ask your help posting pics. My son looks so happy with Andy, such a nice open guy.. but I think I almost caused a riot by assisting an elderly couple to get their copy signed for their grand daughter, some bystanders weren't happy but I'm glad I could help.
Marianne wrote: "C.A. wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Ok! I don't like either. The grey ones are so aggressive. Once we had two Indian mynahs come down our rangehood and we had to open it up to let them out. It was reall..."
Not just lemons but passionfruit as well. Not my favourite kind of bird cockatoos.
Suzanne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Oh my I'm standing in a queue to meet Andy Griffiths with my son. Without exaggeration I think I'll be here for two hours!!!!"Have fun Suzanne!!"
It was fun and fun..."
Glad you had fun and got some good pics of your son and Andy. Sadly some people will complain about anything. I'm sure the elderly lady appreciated your help.
Ashleigh wrote: "A step further on the job front. I have four week work experience starting next Monday for fifteen hours a week at my local Hobbysew. So hopefully I'll go well."Oh Good luck Ashleigh, chat to everyone you don't know who you will meet and who will have a job for you.
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http://vimeo.com/30014163
Brenda wrote: "This was just sent to me by friend Vicki and it's a absolute crack-up! I'm sure she won't mind me sharing:)http://vimeo.com/30014163"
Thanks for sharing, Brenda. Very funny and clever :)
Brenda wrote: "This was just sent to me by friend Vicki and it's a absolute crack-up! I'm sure she won't mind me sharing:)http://vimeo.com/30014163"
That was funny. Thanks for sharing Brenda :)
Ashleigh wrote: "Thanks Faye. I have a confidence problem that I struggle with but this will hopefully help"Ashleigh, anything to do with fabric is such fun; says she who is a quilting fabric maniac:) You will end up enjoying yourself so much that you will forget your lack of confidence and just be you.
Yaaaay it's Saturday. First up? Drive into city so hubby can have his Shingles vaccination! I will see how he goes then will have one myself in a couple of weeks. Apparently if you're over 50 and have had chicken pox as a child it is highly recommended.
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