More on the Frogs

The frogs kept up their racket for quite a while. In fact we could still hear them when we were trying to go to sleep, so Adam got up to go and find them and get them to be quiet(which would probably involve being squashed or thrown over the fence - not good for froggy health!)

Turns out it wasn't two frogs - it was one. A green tree frog with orange eyes and an orange mouth that puffed up to make the noises. Adam said he was small and had his legs wrapped round a tree branch in the back yard. He was too cute to silence so we ended up having to shut the bedroom door and put the ipod on to drown out the noise.

If he does it again tonight, I'll go and have a look at him.

Aaargh!

You should hear the frogs that are outside at the moment, they are incredibly loud. There seems to be two - one sounds like a rusty gate, the other like a twittering bird. This is the conversation they keep having:

Frog 1: RAAAAR RAAAR RAAAR RAAR RAAAAAAAR
Frog 2: Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp!
Frog 1: RAAAAR RAAAR RAAAR RAAAAAAAAR RAAR RAR RAAAR!
Frog 2: Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp!

[Pause while I think they might have actually given us a break and stopped for good]

Frog 1: RAAAAR RAAAR RAAAR RAAR RAAAAAAAR
Frog 2: Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp!

...and so on. They are very enthusiastic.

Flea Explosion

I've been noticing Ruby scratching a lot lately so today I gave her and Saffy a tablet each that kills any fleas on them, just to give her a break from having to scratch all day (and planning on giving them some proper flea stuff soon).

Unfortunately for poor old Saff, she had heaps of fleas on her too who spent the whole morning squirming all over her trying to get away from the effects of the tablet! So she was really itchy - and before the tablet she was fine.

I decided it was time to mount a full on flea attach so I washed all their bedding. It really needed it because the water in the machine turned very brown before it had even started the washing bit!

I've booked them in for a dog wash on Saturday and after that we'll give them the flea stuff that goes on their skin, I think it's called Advantix. Hopefully that will work...

Weetbix

I've started eating Weetbix for brekkie, after many years of not touching them. i think the last time I used to eat them would have been high school.

I was most disappointed to find that they no longer have the little collector cards in the packets. I used to like reading them and it was always good fun to open a new packet and get the card. It's just not as fun without them.

'Tis The Season

I really like this time of year, because it's the lead up to Christmas. Although I don't like the crowds in the shops, or the huge amount of junk mail stuffed in our letterbox that seems convinced that Christmas is all about spending, I do like the festive nature of the whole thing.

I particularly enjoy and appreciate Christmas traditions - the things families and individuals do every year to mark the occasion. One of my favourite memories of growing up is Dad reading us "The Night Before Christmas" on Christmas eve every year, always pausing dramatically at a key moment in the line "Away to the window I flew like a flash,tore open the shutter, and threw up...the sash!"

My latest tradition (only two years old!) is to buy a few really nice things to hang on the tree. Nice tree decorations are not cheap so I only get a few, plus I think it will be great to look back in years to come at a collection amassed bit by bit. This year I got a few vintage looking ornaments from the shop Bed Bath and Table - they have great decorations and I had to hold back from buying more.

What's your favourite Christmas tradition?

You're in my purrsonal space...

I just think this photo is funny

Mr Cute Turns on the Charm

I took these photos through the window, because if I had gone outside he would have moved. He likes lying around like this on hot days. It reminds me of a fridge magnet I used to have that had a picture of a sleeping cat and said "How nice it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterwards!"

Spring has Sprung

Here's a few more shots of the garden in Spring. It's the first time we've seen what the garden does at this time of year and it's been nice to watch it develop.

Hmmm, which handbag will I choose today?

It's a hairy, hairy world

Hair collected after about 7 or 8 mins of brushing.


Raking the lawn...for dog hair.


The culprit.

Blowin' in the Wind

Well, the photo I put up before of the hair saffy is shedding was nothing compared to what we're getting now. Whole clumps of her undercoat are just lifting off at the slightest touch. It's called "blowing the coat" in technical malamute circles.

She likes to eat the clumps if we let her. Weird dog.

Frogs

I can hear two frogs croaking outside, they are really loud. How do such small animals make so much noise?

One of them croaked for real last night, I found it belly-up in the backyard today. I'm sure it was the dogs' fault. Frogs make good toys unfortunately.

Election fever

I love elections. I particularly enjoy watching the ABC's election night coverage, with all the graphs and seat-by-seat analysis by Antony Green. You never know what will happen!

This is getting ridiculous

I woke up at 5.41am this morning. Stupid sun! I need to get one of those eye mask things, at least until daylight savings begins.

Funny

I read this on the Sydney Anglican forums:

Abraham and Isaac had a really old computer, a 286. One day Abraham came home and told Isaac that he was going to run Windows 2000 on the computer.

Isaac said “Don’t be silly dad. You can’t run Windows 2000 on a 286. Where are you going to get the RAM?”

Abraham replied, “Don’t worry son. God will provide the RAM.”

Family Portrait

Mum drew this, in honour of oscar's return.

Grateful

Last night we went round to the house where we found Oscar, to give the people a present to say thanks. I spoke to the wife, who mentioned that her husband was missing having him around, and that Oscar was very affectionate, and very vocal! She thinks he had a week without food, as he was skeletal when they saw him and started feeding him. We’re so grateful that they did.

Sleepy

I can’t wait for daylight savings to kick in – I’ve been waking up before 6am the last few days because of the sun.

Fellow travellers

I don’t mind moths. I know they are not too popular in Sydney at the moment, but they don’t gross me out. One sat near me on the train home yesterday and I wondered how long he’d been on public transport for. He might have been all over Sydney!

It reminded me of Archy the Cockroach, who used to travel the subway and write poetry. See below for an example...