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wings and things

Rooster rage 1

Take a good look at this gorgeous rooster (named Tina Turner for obvious reasons) because you may not see him again.

Why? Well, quite simply, I have fallen out of love with him.

Why? Because he attacked my left leg the other day (the same leg attached to the twisted ankle) with such ferocity that he drew blood in five areas above and below my knee.

Ming had a friend visiting and, as I limped back to the house, I showed this friend my blood-stained jeans and he was very sympathetic (not).

Okay, so for the next few days these puncture wounds got bigger and infected and I could hardly walk and I had to get antibiotics. The worse it got, the more determined I became to outwit my foe.

Keep tuned for the next enthralling episode.

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Floundering

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Sigh

Bubble: I miss the emus.

Seli: So do I.

Woodroffe: So do I.

Angelina: So do I.

King: So do I.

Okami: So do I.

Pearly: So do I.

Malay: So do I.

Phoenix 1: So do I.

Ming: Well I DON’T!

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Greener pastures

Yesterday I made a snap decision and gave the emus away to neighbours who run a farmstay up in the hills north of here – not very far away. The Emerys will now be able to run around more freely instead of being penned in and taken for ‘walks’. I am going to miss them so much!

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Bulldog

One of my blog friends has the interesting nickname of ‘bulldog’. You can find his blog here:

http://visitstothepark.wordpress.com/

Recently, he sent me a special photograph and I am now sharing it here because it reminds me of how an argument can clear the air.

Thanks bulldog!

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Duck dynamics 2

Zaruma: Julie, I spoke to Tapper and she was quite defensive and just said she felt so sorry for Daffy after he lost Dotty. Apparently, Daffy thought Dotty was just laying eggs somewhere but it’s been too long now, so he has accepted that the fox got her, but he is grief-stricken.

Me: I know, Zaruma, and it is great to see that you’ve developed a bit of empathy.

Zaruma: I just miss those frolicking, rollicking days before Tapper changed. I concede that I feel sorry for Daffy – yes – but I do have a solution if you are willing to listen, Julie.

Me: Okay, I’m listening.

Zaruma: Just cook Daffy for dinner.

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Duck dynamics 1

Me: What’s wrong, Zaruma? Why are you hiding?

Zaruma: I’m not hiding, Julie, I just need to be alone for awhile to think things through.

Me: Well come out and socialize soon please. I don’t like to see you like this.

Zaruma: I’m a bit sad – very sad actually – about Tapper. I thought she was my girlfriend but now she seems to like Daffy. I didn’t know she was a fence-sitter when we first met.

Me: I didn’t either, Zaruma, but according to my research, monogamy is not a requirement in duckdom.

Zaruma: But how can she compare my handsomeness to that daffy Daffy’s? I would really appreciate your honest opinion here, Julie.

Me: Okay, Zaruma, it’s quite possibly due to your lack of hygiene. Clean yourself up and go and have a talk to Tapper, then come back and we’ll discuss it further, okay?

Zaruma: Thanks, Julie. I’ll meet you at the back veranda door at 5pm. I am just warning you that I might have to bite Daffy in the meantime.

Me: You do what you have to do, Zaruma – you were my first duck, so I fully support whatever you think is best.

Zaruma: I’m a drake, Julie, not a duck.

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Spring’s onslaught

It is now the fourth day of Spring here and it hasn’t stopped storming – ferocious rain, wind, and a very frightened sun that tries to peek out of the black sky and then withdraws again. The whole house is rattling with this extraordinary weather and I don’t dare venture out even though it is already after 2pm. I await a lull so that I can go out and tend to the birds.

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Please know that your posts are not deleted, that you are not deleted; it’s just that my email inbox is having a heart attack. I believe this is a common condition with inboxes, but I’m not sure.

Dearly deleted….

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For the love of geese and ducks

The gang get very excited when they see me.

They push the guinneas out of the way and rush towards me gleefully.

Their happy-to-see-me honking is deafening!

Their faces are alight with love….

…. of lettuce!

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