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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
10:13 am - 11:36
Have a rolling ball clock, owned by Bumble's carers.

Rolling Ball Clock

The time is 11:36, with 11:37 about to roll in. It makes a hell of a noise when 1 o'clcok rolls around.

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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
9:53 pm
Oh yeah. I have a new car.
New car. )

current mood: happy

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5:44 pm - Bumble
"Sometimes a baby will get lost in the tunnels and be raised by moles."
Digger.

Or raised by Humans.
Bumble
Warning! Wombat Cute! )

current mood: amused

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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
11:21 pm - Wild Frogs
Two spotted marsh frogs and a green tree frog holding a croak-off in my fish pond.



Marsh frogs go kuk-kuk-kuk

Green tree frog goes BROM BROM BROM BROM

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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
1:10 pm - Currently in care
5 peewees and a magpie

The magpie was found in the open, away from shade and highly distressed by the heat. A day and night in a cool corner of the house has revived him nicely. He is still very quiet and weak but he is taking in food. He has even started to beg for it,

Peewees will be transferred to a larger cage at Mum & Dad's place. I'd rather keep them here but Mum will be home to feed them, whereas I will not. The birds have out-grown their travel cage so I can't take them to work any more. They need a place to flap and stretch.

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Friday, November 20th, 2009
7:43 pm - Bugger.
Splodge died. I think the heat got to him.

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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
9:00 pm

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5:42 pm - Bumble
Bumble

Beware the cute! )

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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
11:19 pm - Bumble
My friend and fellow rescuer, H., has exerted her Rescue Fu and is now the carer of a wombat joey. Bumble weighs a shade overn 1kg and is restricted to his pouch 24/7 so it's a little too early to go and visit him. I'm waiting to see if she will let me post her photos. In the meantime I will attempt to give you my first impression upon seeing said photos:

SQUEEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEEEEheee heee heeeee! BABY WOMBAT! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

current mood: bouncy

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8:47 pm - Currently in care
Meet Splodge, a baby blue-faced honey eater.
Slodge Splodge

Current peewee count:


current mood: amused

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6:19 pm - BALL!
Polly after the BALL!

BALL! )

current mood: happy

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Monday, November 16th, 2009
11:53 pm - Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward died. He was 79.

Callan was such a great show. And his portrayal of Harry "Breaker" Morant was excellent.

current mood: sad

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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
11:33 pm - Photos
A green treefrog I rescued from a bloke's toilet. He couldn't go until the frog went. Frog is now living in my fishpond.

Note the latex glove. Acid in skin is bad for frogs. Toilet bowl = Okay. Human skin = not okay. *shrugs* 
Green Treefrog

Green Treefrog

From the garden

From the Garden

Bottlebrush
Bottlebrush

Cactus
Cactus flower

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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
1:21 pm



No 5 isn't a peewee. It is, I suspect, a blue-faced honey eater. A bit hard to tell for sure when you're holding a 3 day old ball of fluff.

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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
8:01 pm - A bit warm out.

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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
11:27 am - 11/11


current mood: contemplative

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Monday, November 9th, 2009
10:25 pm - Currently in care

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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
1:45 pm - Currently in care

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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
8:08 pm - Weather Geekage
Here Be Chartage )

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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
10:53 am - Treat or Treat!
Aussie kids don't *get* trick-or-treat. What they understand is that at the end of October you take a bag and head out into the neighbourhood, knock on doors and people give you sugar-based confections. Last night I had a succession of pre-teens turning up at my door, dressed in their normal clothes -- no attempts at costume or make-up -- and clutching a very empty plastic shopping bag. After being told that I had no treats for them, they'd give a despondent "Happy Halloween" and wander off.

I am reminded of an episode of Bottom with Rik Myall and Ade Edmondson, where Ade answers a knock at the door.

Kids: Trick or treat!
Ade: What?
Kids Trick or treat.
Ade: What does that mean?
One kid: It means you have to give us lollies!
Ade (after giving furtive looks up and down the street.): I can't do that! I'd get arrested!

The calendar date is right, but the season is totally wrong. We should be, as [info]acelightning points out, dancing around the Novembepole. The nights are not growing longer and colder; this is not the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. It's bloody hot, and the days will be getting hotter and longer for a couple more months. There is no history of Halloween celebrations in Australia. What we get is a line-up of seasonal episodes and strange specials from US television shows -- the same shows that would have us believe it snows at Christmas.

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