« 31 » Temples of Angkor Wat
14th February 2008
Some photos of the temples of the Angkor Archaeological Park, including Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Phrom. To read the complete descriptions and see more pictures from our holiday there, go to our website http://cambodia.myphotos.cc
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« 32 » 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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« 33 » New African Lovebirds in the Aviary
2nd April 2006
We buy some new African Lovebirds and put them in the aviary with the Peach-Faced Lovebirds (agapornis roseicollis). In the new birds there are 3 Black Masked Lovebirds (Agapornis personata) 2 Fischers Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri) and another Pach Faced parrot who will hopefully mate with one of the existing birds from that species.
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« 34 » Rabbit Kittens between 2 and 3 weeks old
7th January 2006
Pictures of the rabbits' kittens whilst between two and three weeks old. This is the time when their eyes start to open, and the face becomes a bit more like the parents.
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« 35 » Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) walk
17th October 2004
We went for a walk along the river, near Burswood and took some photos along the way.
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« 36 » Margaret River - Richards Camera
1st August 2004
Eunice and I went to Margaret River for a couple of days. These are the photos from Richards camera.
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« 37 » Margaret River trip
1st August 2004
Eunice and Richard go to Margaret River, photos from Eunices camera.
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« 38 » Australind, Western Australia
8th September 2002
Some general pictures of Australind, when taking a walk along the river.
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« 39 » Koi at 3 months
10th May 2002
Some more photos of the Koi as they approach the three month mark.
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« 40 » Holiday in Dunsborough, Western Australia
1st October 2001
Some friends and I go to Dunsborough to soak up the sun, drink wine and eat chocolate for a few days.
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