« 51 » HO Slotcar Racing at Way Out West Raceways
26th August 2006
This months slot car meet was held on Dave's "Way Out West Raceway" track. The race results and other photos and videos will be posted to the forum, so feel free to discuss them there.
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« 52 » 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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« 53 » July HO Slotcar Meet
15th July 2006
Karl and Tracey hosted this months slot car meet, with their freshly built track. There were fourteen racers this time, racing the Thunderjets (T-Jets), Tomy Turbo and the Super G-Plus cars during the days racing events. Details of winners and placings will be posted to the forum, along with the next race meet information.
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« 54 » HO Slotcar Racing
10th June 2006
Kevin hosted this months HO slot car meet. The results will be posted to the forums.
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« 55 » 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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« 56 » More pictures of Cream, the Dwarf Lop Rabbit
3rd August 2005
Some more various photos of Cream, the dwarf lop rabbit, including some pics of him running around the backyard. He ran away for 24 hours before some kind lady in the next street returned him, proving there are still some good people in the world.
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« 57 » Photos of the car
1st August 2005
Some photos of my car, a Mitsubishi Lancer VR-X that I took one Sunday afternoon after washing it.
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« 58 » Lightning Storm
17th February 2004
On a hot and muggy day, I strolled down to the park at the end of the street to take these photos of a storm over Perth.
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« 59 » Leah's new car
9th December 2003
Leah bought herself a Mitsubishi Mirage, here are some photos of it.
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« 60 » New Mitsubishi Lancer photos
7th May 2002
Photos of my new car. A blue Lancer VR-X.
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