« 21 » 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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« 22 » South Perth Zoo, Western Australia
2nd July 2006
Richard and Eunice go to the Perth Zoo for the day and take some photos of the animals in their zoo habitat.
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« 23 » Eunice receives her Citizanship
7th June 2006
After many years of living in Australia, Eunice becomes an Australian Citizen. These are some photos from the ceremony.
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« 24 » Photos from Nokia Camera, Quarter 1, 2006
31st March 2006
Photos taken on the Nokia camera phone, including pictures of our pet rabbits, birds, fish and cats, as well as a variety of pictures of sunsets and clouds. Also some pictures from the Eagles vs St. Kilda Australian Rules football match.
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« 25 » Richard Mortimer and Eunice Foo - 2005
December 2005
Pictures of Richard and Eunice, taken in 2005 at various locations around the world, including Perth in Australia, Beijing in China, and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
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« 26 » Kings Park BBQ
13th November 2005
The family go to Kings Park, near the centre of Perth, Western Australia, for a traditional Aussie BBQ. Whilst there we took some photos of the surrounding flora and fauna.
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« 27 » Evedon Park weekend for Family
19th October 2005
We went to the Evedon Park bush resort (about 250km's south of Perth) for the weekend, stopping at the "Bull and Bush" pub for lunch, and being stopped by cattle crossing the road. During the evening and morning we told stories by the campfire, built from the BBQ we had, before heading off to view the Wellington Dam. Took some photos of the wildlife around and general Australian bush scenes.
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« 28 » Natalie Plumbley and Craig Williams - photos from Wayne Marshall's camera
17th September 2005
Some more pictures of the wedding of Natalie Plumbley to Craig Williams, this series was taken by Wayne Marshall. In the historic town of York (approx 150km's ESE of Perth), Natalie and Craig celebrate their wedding day with family and friends. The ceremony took place at Faversham house, one of Australia's oldest privately owned grand colonial mansions, surrounded by flowers with a scenic backdrop. Afterwards dinner and the speeches were held in the dining room, before the guests partied the night away.
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« 29 » Natalie Fleur Plumbley and Craig Leon Williams wedding
17th September 2005
In the historic town of York (approx 150km's ESE of Perth), Natalie and Craig celebrate their wedding day with family and friends. The ceremony took place at Faversham house, one of Australia's oldest privately owned grand colonial mansions, surrounded by flowers with a scenic backdrop. Afterwards dinner and the speeches were held in the dining room, before the guests partied the night away.
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« 30 » Memphis' 2nd birthday party
7th August 2005
Our nephew, Memphis, turns 2 - so we went to Neil Hawkins Park in Joondalup, Perth, to celebrate the day in the Australian way - with a BBQ, and cake.
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