Taronga Zoo- Animal Kingdom Expressions & Emotions

Yesterday Morning , bright and early , we decided that a trip to Taronga Zoo was our activity for the day. Kiel had never been to the zoo so it was time to show him his beloved elephants and other exciting critters.


We didnt really think this decision through i have to say...cos it was absolutelyfreakingHOT.. and who in their right mind goes trekking round hills and stairs in that sort of heat?..


We did. (In our defence i must say that at the time we made the decision to go it was a lovely pleasant morning and not at all uncomfortable.)


The ferry trip across the Harbour was wonderful.. cool seabreezes whipping our hair around and a beautiful big blue sky overhead made for a lovely trip. None of the kids had ever been on a ferry before now so i was even more pleased the weather was so perfect. Kiel was also wanting to see the Sydney Opera House......we missed seeing it last time we were in Sydney much to his dissapointment.

Now on to the critters...........

The zoo didnt look to have changed much since were there last... i think it must have been a good 10 years or more that we were last there.

Off we set to see what animals were present today..

Among throngs of people all vying for the spot you MIGHT catch a glimpse of a critter....a hot and tired critter..sleeping the day away.

There were a few displaying some character....

My faves were the lion...he atleast was interesting to watch as he gazed around his yard. You can't blame him for not doing much else.

I also really enjoyed the Chimpanzees.. their facial expressions are just so amazing!

A particular Gorilla mother made my eyes tear up.. just watching her expressions as she fed her youngster, i had to wonder what type of human thoughts would be running through her mind.

She looked sad, fed up, hot , bothered. and a little angry!

The little 10 week old baby Pigmy Hippo was so adorable!. I was lucky enough to catch her going for her daily exercise and swimming lesson... she's learning to be a big hippo lol. Totally cute!

There were many more i loved... a few dissapointments as well. We really would have loved to see some tigers but they didnt seem to be in evidence..never mind.. i guess it has to be expected.

Enjoy the rest of the critters............

Froggies!

I Love Frogs.

Especially Green Tree Frogs.

When my Dad suggested to me to bring my camera gear along today when we had our Christmas get together i was really keen to see the lil froggies he mentioned were living in his orchid house.
There's lil tiny baby ones about as big as a thumbnail, and a few slightly bigger ones, but all of them were very cute. They camouflage extremely well amongst the orchids, but we managed to find a few....so here 's a few from today.

Enjoy:)

Merry Christmas!

I just want to take this opportunity to wish everybody a wonderful and happy Christmas!

Wherever you are, and whatever your plans may be, i hope you have an enjoyable time, full of love and laughter, with your families, loved ones and friends.
Please be safe out there, and let's bring in the New Year with a bang!

Peace to all....
Nic xx

SnuggleBunny

Don't you just love the way kids sleep at times?
I have to laugh at the funny ways i've seen my kids sprawled out in bed, and this time i actually got to take a quick shot of Kiel...taken on my phone so the images to begin with are pretty bad quality...(makes me laugh when the sales people try to sell phones as 'you-beaut must have cameras'!.. as if!)

Anyway.. Kiel likes to snuggle up in bed with me if he wakes up early in the morning..a little 4 o'clock bed buddy lol.
I woke up yesterday morning to find him spreading his arms and legs in all kinds of directions , so i quickly took advantage of my fabulous phone-camera (NOT) and grabbed these few before he woke up.
I couldn't risk getting out of bed to grab a proper camera or else he would have moved, ... as it was one click of the noisy shutter and he rolled over.
Just for fun.. and because one day soon he'll grow out of snugglebunnies with me:(





Such a little angel face..all squished into the bed lol

Twilight.....Claims another Victim

Yesterday i saw the current mega-movie sweeping the globe- Twilight.. and i'm hooked just like everybody else who has read the book/ seen the movie/ wants to do either or both!

Having not yet read the book, all i knew was that i was going to see a vampire movie, but i was so suprised to find it less of a "i want to suck your blood" type movie and more a love story...an entwining of two characters to make a passionate and modern love story that doesnt suck your blood, but sucks you right in! I found myself grinning away during certain scenes in the movie and hoping that all eyes in the cinema were watching the screen as they should be and not noticing my grinning face as love and passion unfolded on screen.... yep i am a sap.

Now if the storyline wasn't enough to achieve that result, then main character Edward Cullen certainly was! That golden eyed hypnotic gaze was riveting, and for a "cold skinned being" he is absolutely freaking HOT! Those eyes.. wow.. the chiselled features.. wow..i want one..yes i want a vampire.. not just any vampire.. i want THAT one.. Edward Cullen!

Needless to say i am now anxious to read the series...I have to wait in line behind my kids ...but the next book i read will definately be the first of the Twilight series.
Here's a couple of movie promotional pics to pretty up my blog entry today... and if you are unsure ( why?) of going to see the movie.. JUST DO IT!

Carols by Candlelight 2008

Last night was the 4th annual Carols By Candlelight in Swansea, presented by the Combined Churches of 2281, held down at the Foreshore of Swansea R.S.L

What i saw and heard at last nights was excellent. I wasn't there for the whole event ,but for the time i was present it was highly entertaining.

The carols performers were vibrant and fun.. sorry i don't have the name of their band at the moment but i'll update if i can get it.

Ofcourse Santa was putting in an appearance....he arrived on a Harley i believe... (yep missed that part.)

Super Hubert provided his crazy entertainment.....seriously crazy !

The Special guest performer of the evening was Catherine Britt. I have to admit i'd not actually heard of her prior to last night, as she is a country singer and i'm not much of a country fan...

however, she was brilliant and i found her performance fabulous.. and even with an electricity failure meaning total sound and lighting were lost mid performance, it was amusing and she was a good sport in trying to finish the rest of her song.

Here are a few shots taken of Britt and her band....