Just some traffic passing by .....

alternate title could be - what I found at the bottom of the garden!
  
It seems they were just passing through.

A small muster - not sure if that is the right term for a group of 3 peacocks and 1 peahen.

I do not have a very good zoom lens. This was taken looking up to roof of our workshop.

and a view of one on the workshop roof..... and yes there are fairies at the bottom of my garden!

In the morning they had gone  They all appeared quite young, the males had lovely colour but not much plumage.  I think a lot of acreage owners buy these birds thinking they are decorative, not realising that they are difficult to contain in a pen.  However they do make a lot of noise - so I was happy they had moved along.  

Then a few days later I spotted these regulars down past the back gate.

Often we see groups of them on our block.

Quite happy to have them around!

Our trip to Tassie was lovely.  A bit of a break from the hot weather - however it was straight back into the hot humid weather on our return.  At least we missed all of Cyclone Marcia.  

Now waiting for an autumn change sometime soon thanks!

  

A quick glimpse of our 10 day, 2000k holiday - and what an amazing, diverse State.

cheers for now

Wendy

Feathered friend of a different variety

Isn't she pretty?  Our new(ish) addition to the family.  She wandered in (must have heard about the good conditions here) and settled in quite nicely thanks very much.

I've heard that peacocks are wanderers and have asked about the place and advertised, but no one seems to have missed her.

She looks funny out grazing with the other hens!  She seems to be quite fond of our little bantam rooster too ... hmm.  She has already gone broody and sat on some eggs for a few weeks - to no avail!  They are large eggs about the size of large duck eggs.

I've heard too that they are quite noisy, but that is probably the male - as usual.  She does have a funny call, but we aren't too close to neighbours, so they don't seem to mind.  For me, it is a bit of an alarm clock - right when I should be waking at 5am.

cheers for now
Wendy

thanks for all the comments - good to know there's someone out there!

Still Around!

Thanks so much for the comments on the last post.  I'm still here, still around and still able to comment on other blogs - just not too much activity on this one.  We are limping along, hooked up to the old laptop which has limited abilities. ... which unfortunately includes not having a photo card slot?!?

So until such time as as old/new computer is up and running, readers will have to put up with the limited old  photos that were stored on the laptop.  All very basic I'm afraid!

This is Dexter aged about one year old I would say.  The double chinned wonder holding him is now incredibly tall, lean and handsome (you just have to take my word for it).  He would never be seen in a shirt like this, that's for sure.

I'd like to thank whatever lucky star was shining on me the day I approached my old boss to let him know that I was looking for work and to let him know that I needed him as a referee.  He emailed back to say that he might be able to offer some part time work.

Not really the exact work I've done before, but hey who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks.   Nothing like being thrown in the deep end and pretending you know what you are doing!!

So I'm incredibly thankful for this opportunity and will just wait and see how it pans out.  The downside is that it is a 1.5hr commute each way (!?!?) but I'll be catching the train and catching up on my reading as well.  This situation may or may not work out, but at least it is throwing me back into the current workforce which will look a lot better on my CV.

Chooks, dogs and to a certain extent, family willl have to struggle on the best they can. It may be a wake up call for certain members of the family (not mentioning any names of course).

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We have a new addition to the chook yard in the form of a peacock.  Well peahen I think.  It just turned up one day and has made itself at home.  It nests high in the trees at night.  Does anyone have any experience with them?  Would it just be looking for company and/or food?   I've been giving it some grain and it has water access.  I'm guessing though that it is looking for a mate.  We only have Little Dandy the bantam rooster, sorry Ms Peahen.  

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Cheers for now - I think I will go back to commenting on comments, it seems more personal.
Wendy