Wandering Albatross

How long until they're fully grown?

ANSWER: It takes about 9 years to grow their adult feathers!

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Diomedea-exulans

Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby

How do they change direction in mid-air?

ANSWER: they steer with their tail!

If you can't read this picture, please follow the link below

http://www.reptilepark.com.au/animalprofile.asp?id=234

Updates on my life will occur after Wednesdays exam :)

Till then enjoy the animals :)

Red-Eyed Tree-Frog

Why is it so brightly coloured? (notice the british/aussie spelling I have to get used to) :P

Answer: Bright colours warm off predators! :)

http://www.reptilepark.com.au/animalprofile.asp?id=146

Red-bellied Black Snake

How do the males compete for a female?

They rear their heads up, wrap their necks around each other and wrestle :)

I have not encountered this or any other snake yet :)

Animal of the Day Starts Now!

When you go shopping at one of the local grocery stores here you can collect animal cards, you just gotta ask!! I am going to share one animal a day for all that I've collected this past 2013!!! 

Jess, you will get to enjoy and share these with Baby Brian personally once they arrive in the mail!! :)

Obviously to start, I had to chose my favorite face punching bird, The Rainbow Lorikeet! :) 

Why do they bob up and down?

The answer is: That's the male trying to attract a female :) 

Enjoy and HAPPPY NEW YEAR!! 

PACKAGES!!

SNAIL MAIL IS GREAT!! :)

Brian and I first got two packages at our new residence from his Aunt! One was a box containing a pair of vibram five finger shoes for the each us! Brian now has a super thin slip on pair that doesn't have any straps and I got a treking pair that has a nylon mesh built in the sole for a "rock block" effect! It is AMAZING!! We LOVE THEM SOOO MUCH!! I love how they started with one model and now have 19 styles for women and like 19 for men, plus kids styles! I hate having to wear anything else!

The second package was full of so many goodies: socks, lip balm, JOLLY RANCHERS (OH YEA!!) and trail mix, and so much more... but can't forget the COOLEST PENGUIN BOOKMARK!! (They waddle when you move it back and forth!)

That very night Brian found another package at the barn for us! It was an 18 pound box full of amazingness!!! I can't even describe how many amazing and perfect things my parents and grandparents got us!! Sooo amazing! I will let the pictures explain! (pictures from my new camera!!!) :P

And lastly.....

I can no longer deny being a Krazy Kat Lady (or KitKat as heidi calls me)....

 

Here we go again.... double up the bottles and lack of sleep:

<3 I am such a sucker!! <3  Anyone looking to adopt in 8-10 weeks time?? :P

They were found in a field and brought in to my work last night! They were found in a field and their umbilical cords are still drying up and havent fallen off... so I am going with they are CHRISTMAS BABIES!! :) 

I hope everyone had amazing holidays and To my family - I promise you will all receive your Christmas Cards before the end of January!! HAHAHAHA :D 

Whole New Meaning to Boxing Day

I was driving to work this morning, windows down cruising along enjoying the beauty of the place I live in.... did I mention my work is right in the middle of a reserve? ITS BEAUTIFUL ESPECIALLY EARLY MORNING....anyway... This particular morning about 1 km or less from my work, a rainbow lorikeet decided to fly right through my wide open window, PUNCH me in the face with its body and then landed on my passenger seat, on its back, kind of scratched its face with its feet and then look me right in the eyes and passed away as I pulled into my work where I would have loved to try to save the poor bird! Not once did I think my life was in danger or how it easily could have knocked me out or I could have swerved and crashed! Crazy to think about when every ounce of me was 80% in disbelief that there was a bird lying on my seat and that it hit me in the face, and then the other 20% was scared for the birdies life and I just wanted the best for him!

Here is a picture of how pretty and BIG he was!!!!

Then I had a crazy 8 hour shift after that! Good ole' animals always eating and doing things they shouldn't! <3 Love them all! :)

OH and then I brought Little Man to work last weekend to get him more socialised! He is just a little cutie!

Did you get my Boxing Day pun?? Like Punched in the face by a bird.... Boxing as in the sport ;) :) 

PRESENTS!!

Merry Christmas EVE to me!!! :D :D :D 

Water proof - 18meters

Shock Proof - up to 2m

Freeze proof to -10C

GPS

Compass/altimeter/barometer

And it came with a bonus - float strap for snorkelling! :)

My new love <3 

AND 

Our vibrams from aunt Betsy came in the mail, well the slips to collect them did! So now I hve to wait like 2 whole days until the post office opens again!!! :) I work so time should go by quickly 

Date Night!

So we didn't have as crazy a night as the movie, but it was still a really good time!
Brian got off work early, too me up to Carousel to see Gravity in 3D! AMAZING!! :) Sandra Bullock did REALLY  REALLY good! I really enjoyed it! :)

After the movie we drove home threw on our swimsuits and hit up the beach for about 2 hours! It was a high of 38C yesterday with barely any wind and when it was there it was sooo hot! but the water helped so much!

Then we came home and showered and went out to Freo for Sunday night dinner. Apparently we were like 5 mins to late to order from Mexican Kitchen (super bummed) but we went to Pizza BellaRoma just down the street for pasta and beer! :)

It was a really great date night! And our last day of freedom for awhile! Today marks the start of the greyhound puppy sitting until Dec. 29th and nomsa is being walked m-f and then the horses have to be brought in and fed at night! :) Oh yea and we have jobs in there as well! haha

I hope everyone is having a great christmas season! :)

 I think our tree needs more lights! haha

My Saturday Off

So yesterday was probably my last saturday off for awhile and I think I rather enjoyed it!

Brian had to work from 9-4pm so what do I do, I go visit him at work!  I needed a new outdoor broom anyway, but I brought him lunch and I think he was surprised! On my way there, what do I see….A CHICKEN GOAT TRUCK!

Then we bought our first Australian Christmas Tree!!!

Thats right! We got a mandarin orange tree!! It has purple and silver ornaments and silver circle lights! I will try to take a picture when its darker! And no that beautiful bike behind the tree is our landlords not ours :(

Andy said he are more than welcome to plant it in the backyard after christmas :) SOOO EXCITED!!

Next we went to the beach for a few hours, no sign of jellies! It felt sooo good to be in the water when it was 39C yesterday! ehh sooo hot!!

Then we came home to shower and head up to north of the city to our friend's house! When shower time came along, it took a little longer than expected….

He actually stayed in the shower with me for about 10mins. He wasn't a super fan of it, but he wasn't freaking out like he hated it either! He happy as long as he was cuddled and got kisses! I even found him sleeping in the shower this morning! haha

And then we finally made it up to the city where we surprised them with a cooler full of Strongbow Hard Apple Cider! :) And they surprised us with a mini bonfire and BBQ! :)

And sadly we really didn't get to see any of the meteor shower.. Not sure if Armadale lights where too bright or if we needed the binoculars…. but we only saw a few! :( Kind of bummed out! but I got to sleep in this super hot sunday morning so everything is alright in my book! :)


OH yea! Here is the big christmas tree in the city!