What I see: A parking lot, carwash, and gas station. And a lot of mountains in the distance.
What I wish I saw: A beach, palm trees, and the ocean.

The street and a stop sign

Nothing.  It's dark.  I thought I was going blind, but it turned out the sun just went down.

What the .....

A mouse just ran across my lawn

Quote from: Cindy James on January 07, 2012, 11:48:37 PM
What the .....

A mouse just ran across my lawn

Kia Ora Cindy,

Is it that time of year again......You don't do anything by halves in Oz....

WARNING IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF MICE DON'T WATCH THE VIDEO CLIP....IT WILL GIVE YOU NIGHTMARES!


Metta Zenda

Thanks Zenda

I was a member of an Animal Ethics Committee during onr of the plagues. We were having a long and detailed discussion of how to anaesthetise mice and what pain killer should be used on them. One member did state ''You realise we have people in gum boots jumping up and down on hordes of them at the moment" .

It isn't the mouse that worries me, it is the brown snake that will be coming for it, I'm not keen on snakes

Hugs

Cindy

Quote from: Cindy James on January 08, 2012, 12:40:01 AM
Thanks Zenda

I was a member of an Animal Ethics Committee during onr of the plagues. We were having a long and detailed discussion of how to anaesthetise mice and what pain killer should be used on them. One member did state ''You realise we have people in gum boots jumping up and down on hordes of them at the moment" .

It isn't the mouse that worries me, it is the brown snake that will be coming for it, I'm not keen on snakes

Hugs

Cindy

Kia Ora Cindy,

If there's one thing I miss about living in the land of  Oz, is its wild life-snakes spiders etc....Here in Kiwiland we don't have much in the way of deadly creatures[well apart from humans that is]...I used to work in pest management in Sydney...Interesting job...


Metta Zenda

From memory a 12" East or Western brown contains enough venom to kill 50 humans and can curl into the toe space of a pair of boots. Always a good idea to check your boots before you put them on. For our OS friends that can move as fast as you can run for short periods. They are also aggressive and seem to have bad tempers.

This is what I see. it was the first picture taken with my new camera.

Quote from: Cindy James on January 08, 2012, 01:02:45 AM
From memory a 12" East or Western brown contains enough venom to kill 50 humans and can curl into the toe space of a pair of boots. Always a good idea to check your boots before you put them on. For our OS friends that can move as fast as you can run for short periods. They are also aggressive and seem to have bad tempers.

Kia Ora Cindy,

I remember having to shake out any shoes left outside overnight just in case a funnelweb found its way inside one of them , or if by a swimming pool shake your clothing before putting it back on especially if you had an early morning swim...Ah those were the days....

Metta Zenda

Quote from: tekla on January 07, 2012, 11:44:31 PM
Nothing.  It's dark.  I thought I was going blind drunk, but it turned out the sun just went down.I was just a little tipsy and had put the bed covers over my head

Kia Ora Tekla,

Just another little tweaking 

Metta Zenda

Quote from: Cindy James on January 08, 2012, 12:40:01 AM
Thanks Zenda

I was a member of an Animal Ethics Committee during onr of the plagues. We were having a long and detailed discussion of how to anaesthetise mice and what pain killer should be used on them. One member did state ''You realise we have people in gum boots jumping up and down on hordes of them at the moment" .

It isn't the mouse that worries me, it is the brown snake that will be coming for it, I'm not keen on snakes

Hugs

Cindy

I love mice and snakes.

I'm sure they've lapsed by now, but I used to have certifications in various procedures with rats, and we were very careful.

But there was a time in my past when my house was infested with rats. They were eating my food and leaving droppings everywhere. I put out traps, but more often than not I'd find the animal in the trap paralyzed but alive, its heart racing. That tore me to pieces...nevermind, I was trying to be lighthearted but I can't tell this story. Suffice it to say it got creative and interesting, and I did my very best to make everything okay. I'll update when I'm in a better space around it.

What I see out my window is that a street light is out, and also things are pretty quiet for a Saturday night.

I like all kinds of animals, reptiles included, but for some reason highly venomous things that bite and disease carriers don't make my cuddle list

It's dark out and my blinds are closed so I don't see anything out my window at the moment

Kia Ora,

Nice morning, 20 Celsius  however rain is forecast later today....

http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee398/Zenda1/PB080031.jpg

Metta Zenda

Kia Ora,

I never drink that much, it takes the edge off the heroin buzz.

Quote from: tekla on January 08, 2012, 02:05:05 PM
Kia Ora,

I never drink that much, it takes the edge off the heroin buzz.

Kia Ora Tekla,

My drug of choice will eventually kill me, it get all us users all in the end, but for now I'm hooked, I love the buzz ! BTW My drug of choice is" life" !

Metta Zenda

I have a blackbird and two pigeons laying on the lawn with their wings spread trying to get cool

Quote from: Cindy James on January 16, 2012, 01:33:40 AM
I have a blackbird and two pigeons laying on the lawn with their wings spread trying to get cool

I've never seen pigeons outside of concrete-jungley places.

I used to love to watch the mockingbirds do their mating dances. They'd spread their wings rigid and move them in really jerky motions, like little robots. Rhythmic though.

Quote from: Cindy James on January 16, 2012, 01:33:40 AM
I have a blackbird and two pigeons laying on the lawn with their wings spread trying to get cool

I wonder if they have been sweating from the heat and are trying to dry their wings

These are more of a native pigeon, not the big concrete jungle type. I think they are Indian Pigeons, but I can't remember. They have moved on and the blackbird is sitting under the shade cloth that I se to protect my plants from the sun.

Did I tell you it was getting hot here again