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Monarch Butterflies : Part 5

We've had a rush of new entrants to the world of butterflies. Unfortunately, we have had to stop collecting eggs for some respite. At ...

Monarch Butterflies : Part 6

Our last entry for the year. I appreciate the funny side of the blog has been overshadowed by the butterfly situation. The jokes ares stil...

Smoke In The Sky

The smoke from the bush fires in Australia has made its way across the Tasman Sea to NZ. Here is an evening shot of the effect. The settin...

Butterfly Predator Graveyard

Wasps have been viciously attacking our Monarch Butterfly caterpillars they have to be cared for in containers to protect them until they ...

Questions About Countries - Part 1

1) What sort of reception do tourists get in Chile? 2) Are chamber pots popular in Poland? 3) Do people take their mothers on ...

Questions About Countries - Part 2

1) Would I need insect repellent in Laos? 2) Do they get enough to eat in Hungary? 3) Do they chew things over in Norway? 4) Ar...

Monarch Butterflies

Today it is a warm spring one and the monarch butterflies are having a great time doing acrobatic, syncronised movements around our ...

Australian Wildlife Series - Black-Winged Stilt

This is one of a series of posters I have had for some time. Each article will reveal one poster at a time. The drawings are from Stanley ...

Australian Wildlife Series - Brown Tree Snake

This is one of a series of posters I have had for some time. Each article will reveal one poster at a time. The drawings are from Stanley ...

Australian Wildlife Series - Cairns Birdwing Butterfly

This is one of a series of posters I have had for some time. Each article will reveal one poster at a time. The drawings are from Stanley ...

Australian Wildlife Series - Common Brushtail Possum

This is one of a series of posters I have had for some time. Each article will reveal one poster at a time. The drawings are from Stanley ...

Australian Wildlife Series - Eastern Grey Kangaroo

This is one of a series of posters I have had for some time. Each article will reveal one poster at a time. The drawings are from Stanley ...

Australian Wildlife Series - Frilled Dragon

This is one of a series of posters I have had for some time. Each article will reveal one poster at a time. The drawings are from Stanley ...

Australian Wildlife Series - Grey Headed Robin

This is one of a series of posters I have had for some time. Each article will reveal one poster at a time. The drawings are from Stanley ...

Australian Wildlife Series - Spotted Burrowing Frog

This is one of a series of posters I have had for some time. Each article will reveal one poster at a time. The drawings are from Stanley...

Hungry Spider (Not for anachrophobes)

This little spider had a dead fly and was towing it around. I took these pictures of it before it tried to take it up a wall, presumably t...

The Robber Fly

I found this unusual creature on our kitchen benchtop. We had been given some fruit from a friend who has a lifestyle property just out of...

Ideas On Places To Travel To

If you like green countryside, here's an idea. Greenland! They say Ch...

Contrasting Statements

Campaigns raise awareness. Education reaches the heart.  There is no such thing as bad weather. There is inadequate clothing.  I do not ...

Stating The Obvious

Is the pope a catholic?  Is the sky blue? Do one-legged ducks swim in circles?  Does Donald Trump shoot from the hip? Can fish swim? Are...

Sayings That Never Quiet Made It

Sayings are a concise way to say something that paints a word picture in our minds and then drives home a salient point. What are some sa...

I Wouldn't Say...But...

I wouldn't say I am a bad singer.... ...but the local bar manager likes me singing Karaoke just before closing. It clears out the s...