(continued from 2 May 2012)
@mazpow won Artwiculate this morning with,
“Brandiloquent: nothing more to ad”.
Very clever.
Today’s word is Bowlderize. Even I can spell better than that.
As well as frogs and toads, @Cormanus also has occasional visits
from an antechinus,
a native Australian rat-like creature. It’s apparently a most agreeable
creature, but raids the pantry during the night and makes a mess. Sounds like
fun. I’d like to meet him. George sets a trap for it and then takes it away
from the house and releases it into the bush.
I know that now. He didn’t tell me at the
time. I was prowling around early in the morning, feeling a mite peckish and
spied a bit of carrot. I went after it. Imagine my surprise when the door
banged behind me and I was in an altogether different type of travelling box.
Didn’t smell nearly so nice as mine!
Today we went to Noosa, one of Australia’s premier tourist resorts.
It has a rare (for Queensland) north facing beach which gives it shelter from
the prevailing easterly winds. Its temperate climate makes it a pleasant
destination all year round, and the slight shelter means the water isn’t too
rough.
@Cormanus took me on his motorcycle. I sat happily at the front and
enjoyed the wind and the view of the Australian bush.
On the headland protecting Noosa is a
national park where people go to walk, surf and swim. One can also see the
ubiquitous brush turkeys.
And I did. Pity my hand shook as I took the
photo.
They also go to the national park to see koala bears which are
occasionally to be found in their natural habitat. @Cormanus told me you seldom
see them, but we struck it lucky and found one doing what they do best: sitting
in a tree, sleeping.
I tried to wake it up so it would come down and talk to me, but it wouldn’t stir. I wasn’t going up to talk to it, even though George tried to get me to so that he could take a photo of two truly remarkable bears.
I tried to wake it up so it would come down and talk to me, but it wouldn’t stir. I wasn’t going up to talk to it, even though George tried to get me to so that he could take a photo of two truly remarkable bears.
Then it was off to Noosa’s famous beach. I’m not too keen on water,
but I was happy to prop against a rock and watch the humans disporting
themselves on the beach and in the water.
If you look very, very carefully, you can see me in the left of the picture. I’m such a handsome bear!
If you look very, very carefully, you can see me in the left of the picture. I’m such a handsome bear!
On the way home, we climbed a mountain—it
was called Tinbeerwah—actually, I was feeling weary so I made George carry me.
In this photo, I can be seen looking out
over Noosa.
I was reluctant to include the photo below because it is such a poor
shot of me, but it does show the hill that dominates the landscape just behind
@Cormanus’ house.
Every year there’s a race to the top. People run from the middle of the town to the top and back down again. It’s nearly 400 metres tall and very, very steep They do it in just over 20 minutes.
Every year there’s a race to the top. People run from the middle of the town to the top and back down again. It’s nearly 400 metres tall and very, very steep They do it in just over 20 minutes.
When we got home, I was keen to inspect the
bananas. They are very high up and @Cormanus had to help me up. It wasn’t me who
ate them—the bite was there when I arrived. It’s amazing how they grow.
Then it was time to talk to the other
animals. I formed an excellent relationship with Oink the pig, although I was
not able to persuade him to seek help for an obvious case of jaundice. Maybe
he’d been into the bananas?
The duck was suitably respectful. Indeed this is how I’ll remember
the animals—hanging off my every word. I’m such a fascinating bear.
Looks like Wanda had a wonderful time with you George!!
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