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Epic Mermaid Saga part XVII

Here is the latest installment in the ever increasing mermaid saga.

It is Galatea having a mid-morning tea break with Phil (crab) and Herbert and Bertha (jellyfish) and Sid and Simon (starfish). As you can see, Sid and Simon have had way too much red cordial and are totally rocking out to the piped muzak in the cafe they're in. It's a bit of a worry.  Meanwhile, Galatea tries to ignore her embarrassing friends by talking to Herbert and Bertha who are in a much more sedate state. They're discussing sea currents and when to expect the next king tide. Lastly, Phil is lost in his own crabby world. He's trying to figure out how to put the straw into his mouth/ mandible/ eating appendage thingy.

...and it's Friday! Well almost.

This is Dean

Dean

This is Dean the superb blue wren. He's a real live wire. He is looking out towards the horizon for his next adventure. Incredibly charismatic, Dean is loved by many and is the secret hero of a famous poem a friend of his wrote several years ago. He doesn't have an occupation to my knowledge, but seems to exist in order to entertain, bemuse and enchant his compadres who appreciate and love him very much.   

Midweek pick-me-up

Nothing lifts my spirits (yes, I've had one of those days) like a whole heap of New Yorker cartoons. ...and nothing lifts my spirits quite as high as when those cartoons happen to be cat themed. Which is your favourite?

 

All images from here.

Nature + Outdoors

Nature + Outdoors via Kate Flood's pinterest. It's spectacularly good for the head to get out into nature I find. These images make me want Autumn to hurry up so I can go walkng in The Blue Mountains! Well, it is mid-March = not long now for crisp Autumnal days!

Bonjour Roland

Roland

This is Roland the European Robin who lives mainly in the South of France. Don't let his sweet looks deceive you, for he is as tough as the next guy. It's not for nothing that his nickname is "Old World Flycatcher". Yes, he is French, but he lives in London in Summer and in the coldest part of Winter he goes down to Morocco. The first thing his mother does when she sees him in France every March is let out a huge sigh followed by a "tut-tutting" sound as it is her one dear wish that he settle down and start a family, preferably somewhere in The South of France. I think she knows, however, in her heart of hearts, that that is highly unlikely, so after a few days she forgives him his playboy jet-set life style and makes him his favourite meal: La mouche gâteau (fly pie).

For more facts about Roland, click here! Happy Monday all!

Tom

This is Tom the red-eared fire tailed finch. He has red ears because he's quite sensitive about people talking about him. Mostly it is good things that are said, but occasionally he might hear something that isn't so great. For example, his nephew said he was a poor chess player. This upset Tom because he intentionally lets his nephew win every time they play together. Also, his great aunt mentioned to his mother that she thought she saw him playing marbles in the street like a vagrant. But his great aunt is as blind as a bat and it wasn't him at all but some other bloke who bears a passing resemblance to him. Is it any wonder poor Tom's ears are permanently red?

...and it's Monday!

Collection

Something else I found in my ignored cupboard (see original post here): my collection of book marks. The avid collector strikes again!

These are a real find! I used to get these at Glebe Books when there was just the one store up by the church. I wonder if they still have them? I never used them as book marks. I used them to decorate various bare bedroom walls I was living in at the time. I have many more too, but these are the nicest.

Chaz

He's not fat. He's floofy. I think that was originally a direct quote from Cute Overload in reference to a cat, but what the hey! This is Chaz, and he's a chaffinch.

Peter Finch

This is Peter Finch. The Peter Finch above is no relation to that other Peter Finch who was famously very angry and wasn't going to take it any more (if you can tell me which movie that quote comes from, I'll be suitably impressed!). This Peter has many interests. His favourite, though, is singing his heart out at dawn and dusk.

After a fairly cool start to summer, I think it's finally decided to be hot. Very hot. Here's hoping we don't have several days of 40 plus degree heat like we had last year. That sort of heat can really take it out of a person!

I hope everyone has a terrific week!

Sid

Sid

Hello! I hope everyone has had and is having a happy festive season! I have now sufficiently recovered from my Christmas Day feast and feel ready to start posting some drawings and interesting things I've stumbled across in the week since my last post. It's been a big week!

So, this is Sid, He is a crested pigeon. We have quite a lot of them here in Sydney. They are sweet because when they take off and fly, they make a wooden "tocking" sound like a mechanical toy. I thought Sid looked a bit New Wave/ Punk with his top knot. He did tell me his favourite band was Blondie so perhaps I wasn't too far off there...