Wednesday, October 28

I think I am turning into a birder. I used to think birdwatchers were old people that wore funny hats, but I do have a couple of goofy hats I brought with me...hmm.... Today I came upon a magpie, having a confrontation with a kookaburra, and although I took a lot of pics, they are locked in the camera until our stuff arrives, since I forgot to put the card back in the camera. Basically the kookaburra (who has a very long beak) kept pushing dirt at the magpie, who ended up calling in 3 of his buddies to help him out. When it ended up 4 against 1 the kookaburra gave up and flew off, and the magpies were left with all the dirt they wanted.

Did something yesterday I haven't done in a very long time - hung sheets out on the clothesline to dry. The last time I tried that in CA (many, many years ago) they came out as stiff as a board, but here, even without any fabric softener, they felt great. So does that mean it's the water, or the air, or what is it that's so different?

I do laundry most days of the week, since the washer and dryer are hobbit sized, and the washer only holds one sheet at a time. See the above pic - tiny little things, as is the frig.

Speaking of hobbits, they have shires here, seems fitting, somehow.

People here take the sun very seriously, as they should, and there are more dermatologists than just about anywhere else. School kids are not allowed to go outside for recess without a hat, and they must use sunscreen as well.

Well, we're hoping to get our internet hooked up by the time our stuff arrives, but Bill thinks it must be coming by way of donkey, since he ordered it 4 weeks ago. At first we were told we'd have to have dial-up, but apparently there are other companies that do provide high speed internet. Hallelujah.