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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Homeschool Reunion That Wasn't

October was a busy month for me, and sadly it *completely* slipped my mind (until the last minute) that I was {supposed to be} organising a homeschool reunion. I'd put the event out on Facebook and really wasn't sure if anyone was going to come, but thought I'd better be there and semi-prepared just in case. Loaded up car + trailer with the barbeque and various extras, enlisted some siblings and headed out to see what the day had in store.
As it turned out, there was A LOT of wind coming, and overall the day was chilly and not particularly pleasant for such an event.
Eventually we concluded no one else was coming, so contacted the family to re-purpose the afternoon into a special time for the little ones.

"Welcome Kiddos"

: : Poor Laura was just about getting blown over in the wind : :

: : No motor required : :
Nose dives included
{Pilot decided not to fly in the end}

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Aussie Trip {Part 20} Australia Zoo!!

As much as I love animals, there are some I prefer to keep my distance from. Such as large reptiles. Regardless, I loved watching Steve Irwin on TV when I was little! I remember when his sudden death rocked the world; we never normally knew the faces on the magazines displayed in nearly every store, but even we were shocked and upset by the news. I'm not sure I ever really thought about visiting the focal point of the Irwins' work, but when Uncle Richard mentioned Australia Zoo as being an option for a good touristy type visit, I jumped at the chance! I haven't counted the exact number of photos I took, but they will be coming in several sets. ;)

We were a little unsure of the weather when we got up the day of our trip: overcast with light rain. On the way up we got caught in torrential rain -- we were on the phone to Uncle Richard at one point and couldn't hear him over the sound of the downpour! I think things were clearing by the time we arrived, and we ended up with clear skies and more typical Aussie weather lol.

: : Apparently these are known as water dragons : :
They were just about EVERYWHERE! When I first saw one wandering around I thought it must have escaped its enclosure somewhere :P

: : Looks a little stiff : :

: : Just casually wandering around on the path : :

: : HEADLINE NEWS: AUSSIE CROC ATTACKS JAGO DINO?! : :

: : Reckon I'd rather not come across one of these in the wild, even if they are just small ones! : :

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

TWENTY || Unusual Animals You Didn't Know Existed

Most of you who have been following for a while probably know that I love animals; some, your standard house pets, others, not so much.I thought it might be fun to go hunting and find some more unusual animals that you might not know of. Some are pretty cute, and others, well, aren't so much!