Local wildlife

Today I went for a 'wildlife' walk instigated by my son who had previously discovered this little gem in the next suburb that I didn't even know about. I am discovering that Moreton Bay Region is home to many of these little reserves of nature that defy the built up areas around them. This one is Mungarra Reserve on the North Pine River down stream from Young's Crossing. Here are some of the creatures we encountered today, including an impressive shag and a mum and baby koala combo.

Little birds...again

The other day I noticed some little finches jumping around in the grass. It needs mowing and so they were sometimes hard to pick out. I was surprised when I looked closer to see that there were two species: the red-browed firetails and the double barred finches, all hanging out together. Exquisite little things. Some picks:

A chair of my own

Have been feeling in a bit of a rut, lately, and over the Christmas break I indulged in a Boxing Day Sale purchase...MY chair. Its so cool to have MY chair. All I have to do if someone is sitting in it is arch my eyebrow a bit and presto...message received. I have always wanted a chair like this and long felt that I deserved MY chair as much as anyone else in the household! When I look at it, it makes me happy. No doubt it will become the seat of higher learning, of creativity, and of course the vegetative state. It is probably weird to be so attached to an inanimate object, but I really do love it. So far, Tildy doesn't, so I don't even have to worry about it growing a layer of cat fur!