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It's dinner time. I'm sitting opposite my son when he says, sotto voce, “Look!”, and points over my shoulder. I turn slowly and see a narrow reptilian head waving out from the guttering. By the time I grab my camera it has disappeared.
However, ten minutes later I glance out the window and see a black shape with gold markings lying along the top of the deck lattice. I'm in the middle of a precious phone call to a friend, but suddenly my attention is divided. I watch as the diamond python weaves its sinuous length between the squares. The questing head stretches towards the bottle brush, changes its mind, glides across a pair of discarded undies, and begins the descent to the back yard, briefly along the balustrade, and then down behind the railings.
As a chaotic week draws to a close I feel blessed, and add such visitations to the long list of things I'll be deprived of in Warsaw, now only four weeks away.
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morselsandscraps said:
My friend Prue commented, but it didn’t post. So here it is:
“My son used to love draping diamond rock pythons like this one around his neck, the first being when he was 8, at Bonville near Coffs Harbour, the next at Mollymook when he was 15. He found a nest of eastern brown snake’s eggs in Canberra when he was about 10 and hatched them to find that they were somewhat deadly, and his teacher released them. Demetri is now 53.”
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Heyjude said:
Nice to see from a distance… a LONG distance 🙂
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morselsandscraps said:
Even better close up. REALLY close up! And there’s more to come, even a video.
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Heyjude said:
Yes, I can imagine a close-up would be quite stunning with those colours and pattern. Perfect subject for my March theme of wildlife in the garden!
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pommepal said:
Lucky you having such beautiful creatures living/cohabiting with you. Yes you will miss the wildness of your bush/beach home. But there will be so many other distractions and pleasures to share with us.
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morselsandscraps said:
I know, I know. But I’m relishing here. And I’m fearful that Warsaw won’t deliver equivalent non-family pleasures. And without language, I have no personality. I’m moping!
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pommepal said:
I’m sure you are going to find all sorts of new experiences over there and of course watching and sharing in the growing up of the twins will be priceless.
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Anabel Marsh said:
Beautiful pictures – but I find it scary!
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morselsandscraps said:
It’s harmless and steers clear of us. My friend had a much fatter one living on his fuel stove in winter – he constructed a special wooden frame. I’ve cohabited (at a distance) so often that I’m completely unbothered.
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Tish Farrell said:
Goodness, Meg. Thrilling in all sorts of ways, and also a tad spine chilling. I have been happy to see rock pythons out in the bush in Africa. But am feeling a bit twitchy at the thought of a python on my trellis. What a performance though. I think it was showing off its beautiful skin.
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morselsandscraps said:
A daddy long legs chills my spine more than a python, and certainly lacks python beauty. I don’t know why legs should have the power to scare, but spiders do it for me.
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Lucid Gypsy said:
It’s very beautiful, slinking along there, but I wouldn’t be a happy as you to have it outside my window!
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morselsandscraps said:
I did want to shut the door at night, but J assured me it preferred outside – says him who had one winter in the house. We’ve got another less welcome rambler around the yard: a huge claw-y goanna.
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prior2001 said:
The pictures are great – but your awesome descriptive words made this Feel like a video for me!
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morselsandscraps said:
Thanks so much. This is praise indeed! It was one-handed photography, so it needed words
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prior2001 said:
and oh my goodness this is “some” visitor – !!!
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