Tuesday, September 11

back from the bush

Just back from the long weekend we spent in the middle of nowhere, avoiding George Bush, but not avoiding the holiday traffic. Drove most of Friday to get to the shack, and all of Sunday getting back again.

While we were away, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, the US President, for whom the English language is "not a tool so much as a room full of baited mousetraps", praised Australia for hosting "the OPEC summit ... I mean APEC summit". He went on to thank "the Austrian troops" for helping in Iraq.

While at the shack I amused myself by recording one of the deifheids detailing their various bowel infections over the years. I'm tempted to turn it into a podcast.

Was a little shocked to discover the dog has a killer instinct, trying to take on a bull in the field next to the shack. And at one stage she ran off deep into the woods after a 6-foot red kangaroo, probably introduced originally from Australia. One kick or a punch from that and she'd be dead. She must have made some kind of contact, because when she eventually came home she had a limp and her tail between her legs.

Great dog-walk this morning. The spring flower-burst continues:




3 comments:

  1. Albert? Lovely flowers. I'm not surprised your dog is mad. Did you kill and eat any sentient beings when you were in the bush? Glad to enjoyed the company of your chums! Bowel movements are fascinating! Hotboy

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  2. I say!

    Thank goodness the King Brown wasn't in residence.

    MM III

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  3. wayhay!

    welcome back. to both of us, sort of.

    bush avoidance is always advisable.

    lovely pics. specially of the one below with the odd left eye. is that your party trick? creeeeeepy.

    i've missed you dammit ;)

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