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I've become quite blasé about kangaroos and wallabies. Wherever I walk around home I see them: munching on grass with a joey hanging out the pouch; lounging, up to twenty of them, on the grassy stretch down by the creek; bounding off the track into the bush as I approach them heading out to the headland; and occasionally investigating my drive. I forget that to people from elsewhere they are exotic, and encounters I take for granted would be highlights of a visit for friends from the northern hemisphere. The down side of their presence is the need for supreme caution as I drive into my village from the highway: I would hate to hit a macropod eruption from the dark.
This post is linked to Paula's weekly non-challenge: have a look at her portrait of a cactus.
pommepal said:
I love our “exotic” creatures that we take for granted. You captured some good poses Meg, at the alert and ready to take off.
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restlessjo said:
Joey portraits! 🙂 🙂
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morselsandscraps said:
No joeys in this lot, but there are a lot around, usually looking nearly as big as mum. I saw one in the pouch once so big that the pouch was scraping the ground.
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Colline said:
The sight of these animals would excite me as I have never seen a live one in its natural environment.
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morselsandscraps said:
Unfortunately a lot of live ones also mean dead ones: people don’t drive carefully enough and there are often victims along the road into my village. I’m glad my ordinary is your exciting!
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Suzanne said:
I love your portraits. I’m an Aussie too and emus are the features of my post too. Great to discover another Aussie blogger.
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morselsandscraps said:
Hello there. I’ve just had a prowl on your blog – you write beautifully. I loved your emus too: an encounter with a dad with chicks when he feels you are threatening is one of my scarier experiences walking in the bush. Which part of the country do you inhabit?
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Suzanne said:
Hi. Thanks for visiting my blog – I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I agree. Emus can be really scary. I’m in s.w. Victoria – how about you?
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morselsandscraps said:
I’m in s-e NSW, with a son and his family just over the border in Queensland at Mt Tamborine. I loved your account of your drive to Mt Warning.
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Suzanne said:
ah – I love that country – haven’t been for a couple of years but Mt Warning is an extra special place for me. It’s great to meet someone who gets what I’m talking about here.
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suej said:
Exotic to me, too!
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morselsandscraps said:
I’m looking at my world with new eyes as I develop blogosphere friendships.
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Paula said:
You have no idea how happy I am to see your macropods. You are right – they are quite exotic to the likes of me. I am so happy with this contribution. Bless you, Meg for these great surprise!
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morselsandscraps said:
I’m glad they made you happy! And thanks for giving me a sense of audience, which is beginning to shape what I blog about a little bit.
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