« 21 » Jai at 54 weeks of age (1yr 2wk)
18th June 2010
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including a visit to AQWA, slot car racing, and the Hillarys Marina.
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« 22 » A visit to AQWA and Hillarys
13th June 2010
We took a visit to AQWA to view the fish and other animals that are there, and Jai got to touch a Shovelnose Shark in the touch pool; then we went to Hillarys Marina for an ice cream and to view the local seagulls.
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« 23 » Jai at 45 weeks of age
16th April 2010
Some photos of Jai at week 45, including a visit to Hillarys Harbour.
At this stage, Jai is very much into buses, playing with the microphone toy, teasing Chow Chow our house bunny and clapping his hands. He has also developed a liking for Hokkien Noodles, which we are trying to find a healthy way to have this served.
Since 9 months old, Jai has started self feeding which can be messy, however, gives him the confidence to handle food himself. He favourites include cheesy pasta, broccolli and banana. Just the past week he has stopped sticking his fingers into his nose and ear while eating. Glad it is just a phase and hope that never returns....
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« 24 » Hillarys Marina
8th November 2009
We went to Hillarys Marina for breakfast, and enjoyed the sights there.
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« 25 » Kevin and Melanie Riddell renewal of vows
2nd June 2007
A small informal ceremony was held in the back of Kevin's parents place for Kevin and Melanie (Lani) Riddell to renew their vows on their first anniversary. Their first wedding was held in the Phillipines, so this was a ceremony yo include family and friends.
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« 26 » 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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« 27 » 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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« 28 » A walk to Mawson Park
9th January 2005
We walked to Mawson Park in Hillarys, Western Australia, and took these photos along the way, and of some bird life at the park.
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« 29 » Sunset at Hillarys Marina
29th November 2004
Some photos of the sunset at Hillarys Marina one fine (but windy!) evening.
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« 30 » Kylie Whilliers 35th birthday party
24th April 2004
Kylie turns 35, and a party is thrown to help her celebrate.
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