« 11 » African Lovebird photos in motion - Agapornis
7th October 2006
Some pictures of the African Lovebirds we have in our avairy, this time concentrating on them in flight.
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« 12 » Indian Ringneck
9th September 2006
This young female Indian Ringneck was attracted to our Avairy and the all of the Lovebirds, so we caught it and gave her a new home. We've named her "Polly".
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« 13 » Eulogy for Cream, the Dwarf Lop Rabbit
18th July 2006
This weekend, our oldest rabbit, Cream, passed from this place. He was such a placid, gentle creature with a heart of gold.
When we first purchased him, along with Cookies, he was a tiny frail little bundle of fur. We thought Cookies (who was the stronger of the two) would far outlast him. Yet Cookies passed only a couple of weeks after he came to us, and Cream grew into part of our family.He loved being held like a baby and letting us rub his tummy for him, and his front legs would twitch as we groomed his face, rubbing his whiskers down and giving him the love he revered in. In the early days, when we were at Padbury, he'd follow us around and run rings around us - wherever we were he'd run and play, exploring the world and enjoying his life. Being a happy bunny.
When Eunice was laying in the lounge, working on her laptop, he'd jump up on her and fall asleep on her back.
He lavished in the food we fed him; when he was our only rabbit he'd often get to stay in his cage indoors. The cage was open, but he'd return there to sleep and when we weren't around. He was a good rabbit, apart from the often gnawing of the carpet, clothes, and anything else that looked slightly edible (including hair!!). His sparkly eyes and soppy looks always got him out of trouble.
Having two "photo crazy" "parents" taught him from an early age how to pose for the camera and we got many shots of him being himself, doing "binky's" (a term Eunice coined that we use for our rabbits when they jump in the air and spin around) some of them are available elsewhere on the site, but I've archived some of them here for posterity.
Our other pets accepted him as part of the family, there was no hostile activities towards him. The cats sniffed him and kept a distance, although he loved to chase them around and run around them. The faster the cats ran, the more he enjoyed the chase. He dug holes, as rabbits do, and played and frolicked in the backyard; I remember the time he ran away, managing to find a hole in the fence where it was not quite "bunny proof". We posted pictures up on the street corners, at the local shops, at the pet shops, and the next day a kind lady in the next street returned him. He'd been gone for 36 hours, and when we were re-united, I'm not sure who was happier. He never ran away again.
But sorrow and joy are all part of having a pet, and around Christmas Cream sired the first of his offspring with Princess, a female we bought (along with Prince) in October. There were another 3 sets of kittens after this that Cream fathered, some of whom we have kept, others were sold or given to friends.
Sleep well, Cream. We'll miss you.
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« 14 » African Lovebird photos - Agapornis
22nd June 2006
Eunice took these photos of the lovebirds, at play in the avairy. A couple of them are nesting at the momnt, so we may have some pics of baby lovebirds soon.
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« 15 » May 2006 HO Slotcar Meet
6th May 2006
Hosted by Drew and Claire, the May slotcar meet centered on the SG+ Mini event, whereby people painted and raced their own versions of this classic car. These are some of the pictures from the event. Please view the forum for details of winners and grinners, and for announcements for the next meet.
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« 16 » Moving from Padbury to Joondalup
10th March 2006
Richard and Eunice purchase a property in Joondalup, and proceed to move their belongings, pets and personal items to the new place (with the help of some family members and removalists). They then build mountains of IKEA furniture, as well as a few CD cabinets, chairs, and a birdcage to top things off.
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« 17 » African Lovebird photos - Agapornis Rosecolis
29th July 2005
Photos of the Peach Faced African Lovebirds (genus: Agapornis Roseicollis), taken when they were tearing apart one of the fronds from the Palm tree. A couple of mating photos, and some soft-focus shots of the pairs.
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« 18 » Matthew, Mandy and the kids arrive at the airport
29th November 2003
My step-brother and his wife arrive at the airport with their kids in tow to spend some quality time with their Father and view the sights of Western Australia.
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« 19 » Peach Faced African Lovebirds
14th September 2003
Pictures of my pair of peach faced lovebirds.
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« 20 » Wendy's birthday at the Woodbridge Tavern
5th July 2003
Wendy celebrates her birthday at the Woodbridge Hotel, and then we party on downstairs at the pub.
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