tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post3475598207018287927..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: FRIDAY FROLICSMimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-40986324783261234002014-06-21T20:39:43.158+08:002014-06-21T20:39:43.158+08:00Hari Om
Love the call of the butcherbird too....di...Hari Om<br />Love the call of the butcherbird too....did he sing you a song? YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-34344788902651537372014-06-21T15:25:03.230+08:002014-06-21T15:25:03.230+08:00I am doing a post on the butcherbird for people of...I am doing a post on the butcherbird for people of the northern hemisphere and I'll do one of the weeping peppermint too so you can see if it is the same as the tree you have. I've never noticed a strong odour even when they are in flower and we have 3 in our garden.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-51204151588470345932014-06-21T15:23:53.838+08:002014-06-21T15:23:53.838+08:00You may have seen one but mistaken it for a magpie...You may have seen one but mistaken it for a magpie as the colouring can be similar but they are somewhat smaller but larger than a mudlark.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-68833067399032105302014-06-21T15:23:09.313+08:002014-06-21T15:23:09.313+08:00See next Sunday's post describing the bird.See next Sunday's post describing the bird.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-42487775837655942932014-06-21T15:22:47.902+08:002014-06-21T15:22:47.902+08:00I'd not realised they are Australian birds so ...I'd not realised they are Australian birds so will do a post describing them on Sunday.<br />The weeping peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) is also endemic to Australia, Western Australia to be precise. They are beautiful trees but much hardier than the willow of the northern hemisphere.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-7469733023340557852014-06-21T15:20:29.826+08:002014-06-21T15:20:29.826+08:00I wonder if the rat was first caught by our cat or...I wonder if the rat was first caught by our cat or a neighbourhood cat? We had a baby rat on our front mat last week, courtesy of Precious.<br /> Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-75839994670255582922014-06-20T20:26:14.924+08:002014-06-20T20:26:14.924+08:00I googled images of weeping peppermint tees and so...I googled images of weeping peppermint tees and some of the pictures look like the big weeping tree across the driveway from me. The one that sends out such a strong odour sometimes that I have to close the doors and windows or get a fierce headache.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-32702775444528349042014-06-20T19:56:16.093+08:002014-06-20T19:56:16.093+08:00At last I know what a butcher bird looks like. I&#...At last I know what a butcher bird looks like. I've never seen one. <br />At least I don't think I have.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-54652761187575332422014-06-20T18:13:25.625+08:002014-06-20T18:13:25.625+08:00An interesting and useful bird.An interesting and useful bird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-82245721266722461962014-06-20T17:59:58.190+08:002014-06-20T17:59:58.190+08:00Oh that is the kind of bird I would like around he...Oh that is the kind of bird I would like around here, eating rats on a farm is the thing that is needed on some farms especially hog and chicken farms not so much on beef thank goodness. I love the thought of a weeping peppermint tree. Hug BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-83951408449358227582014-06-20T16:43:38.693+08:002014-06-20T16:43:38.693+08:00Such a useful visitor. A rat eaten has to be a go...Such a useful visitor. A rat eaten has to be a good thing.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com