Some pics of the house, as promised.
Jackson is getting frequent visits from the dog walking company. They post photos (http://www.dogwalks.com.au/) of him which we love seeing. We got a message yesterday from the assistant director of the quarantine. I was immediately a bit concerned but he assured me that Jackson's just fine but he wanted our permission to use photos of him in promotional materials. Mr. Photogenic should get a posher cell as payment! Now that we have a car, I'm hoping to get out to see him this week. Only 13 days to go!
Yesterday was Valentine's Day here and it was not nearly as much of a big deal as it is in the States. The kids did not exchange Valentines at school and there was even a parent-teacher meeting at the school last night. I think parents would have a fit about that in the US. I have to say that I found it rather refreshing.
Now a few words about some of our neighbors. They are quiet at night but they seem to think that everyone should shout and squeal starting at 5:30 AM, every day. As loud as possible. Right outside our not-so-insulated windows. We, who stay up way too late doing exciting things like trying to figure out the strange washing machine, are not amused. I managed to get a few pictures of them in recent days.
Rainbow Lorikeets. Gorgeous but they are the main offenders!
Kookaburra. Don't know if that's a gum tree or not...
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| He had to bring his buddies. |
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Love the zoom lens!  |
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| Saturday sailboats viewed from the porch. |
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| The North Head quite early Sunday, thanks to our "neighbors." |
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| This cafe is two doors down the hill. Chris and I managed to get lunch here (alone! a rarity while here we're sure) between deliveries last week. |
5 comments:
Absolutely gorgeous! It looks like you're living the high life for sure. Posh house, fancy car, amazing city. You're very lucky. As for your noisy neighbors,one thing I remember most from our time in Oz was how loud the birds were - especially first thing in the morning. I think you'd have to experience it yourself to believe it. I think that eventually, you'll learn to tune them out. All over Victoria, we had these really loud black and white birds that made the strangest sounds. I think they were some really common bird (one you hear about in nursery rhymes) like a mocking birds or something like that. But they drove me batty!
Jen
Jen,
I think you must be talking about the Magpies. They are huge black and white birds, Sam calls them referee birds, and they are very noisy too. We constantly hear stuff that makes us stop and wonder what in the world could be making such a strange noise! The funny thing is that I grew up in a house full of parrots and so I used to tune them out competely but I have apparently lost that ability - at least temporarily. We're trying noise machines and then earplugs if necessary. If it's the price of paradise, we'll take it.
My mom says that if you just put a towel over their cage, the parrots will be quiet. No problem... ;-)
-= Rich
The house looks fabulous. Love it. Glad you guys are settling down... hopefully you'll get used to the parrots. We'll definitely bring ear plugs when we visit though :)
really cool house i am jealous i bet you guys are going to fight about which room you are going to get good luck and have the best time of your life and make sure when you guys leave there say bye to your house!!!!
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