Re: Cheerio for now !

Nuno Souto <nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam> wrote in message news:<3df8586c$0$12757$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> 11 Dec 2002 06:57:59 -0800, Dusan Bolek said (and I quote):
>
> > I've always wanted to know where Aussies get each year after fires new
> > trees to light up next year. :-)
>
> We just plug them back in the power point...
> :D
>
> You may not believe this, but most of the people I know use artificial
> Christmas trees. Mostly out of ecological concerns! This place can be
> surprising sometimes.
>
>
> Then again, we have all sorts of weird things happening here this time of
> year. Like the two magpies and their son/daughter who follow me on
> Sundays while I mow the lawn. They then proceed to teach the little one
> to grab worms/ants/whatevers chopped off by the good old Victa. Totally
> oblivious to my presence or the racket of the 2-stroke.

Where I live, there is an endangered bird called the Gnatcatcher, which has caused much environmental controversy. Whenever I mow, one comes out and gets happy as a lark over the all-you-can-eat bug-bar.

>
>
> Or the two terns that decided to make a nest on the ground smack bang in
> front of my parking spot in the Blue Mountains. They verbally abuse me
> (in "tern-ese", I can almost understand the stuff now...) every morning
> and evening. For interrupting their blissful home peace. And the hen
> doesn't even stand up in fear. I'm dying to see the chicks now!

Hummingbirds buzz up and stare me right in the face! There last nest was right in front of the bay window on top of a bush. Also get a large hawk on the FM antenna, so big he sways it back and forth. He's buzzed me a couple of times, swoops down absolutely silent, scares the heck out of people. Once got the cat up to about 20 feet before dropping him. Used to be a pair of Golden Eagles nesting nearby, but the fellow there cut down the trees (Eucalyptus attacked by lerps).

>
> And the orb spider in the garden, my weather predictor: every night if
> she makes a web, there will be no rain. If she doesn't, there will be.
> 100% reliable, hasn't failed me once. For years now. Multiple
> generations.

I've found far too many well-fed Black Widows.

>
>
> It almost makes me forget those nasty firebug morons who can destroy this
> sort of stuff in a reckless, idiotic minute...

We've had several, including some firefighters who want to appear heroic. Not to mention the people who store the planes elsewhere during the fall and winter, when fall is the hottest and driest time of year here.

jg

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