Once again, we defer to our resident expert

Luke — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:07:02 +0000

(discussing a movie over breakfast)

LR: What’s a Wampa, again?

Dad: It’s a big hairy thing, like a yeti. He was busy looking for something, and the Wampa came up behind him and…

RJ: (yelling) YETIS DO NOT HAVE FUR!

Dad: (surprised) What? Yes they do. They’re snow creatures; they need to keep warm.

LR: Yeah! Like artic foxes and polar bears!

RJ: THEY ARE NOT HAIRY! They just aren’t!

Dad: But most animals in cold climates need fur to keep warm.

RJ: Listen… When I was little, I saw a whole movie about it called “Yetis Alive“, and they don’t have fur!

Dad & LR: But…

RJ: You don’t know anything about this! They have snow berries to keep them warm!

Dad: Okay, fair enough… Yetis don’t have fur…

Dad: (turning back to LR) So, Wampas are just like Yetis… except they’re covered in fur.

Down South Again!

Luke — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:07:43 +0000

Last weekend, we took another trip down south — this time much shorter, but still lots of fun. We went exploring a Karri forest, visited a wildlife park and climbed some huge rocks.

Not siblings... Just friends. These are three of the many rescued joeys at the wildlife park.

RJ makes friends with a kookaburra in the aviary.

RJ gets the chance to feed a joey. They're very pushy.

We went for a quick wander through the massive trees of the Karri forest.

We discovered some really interesting seeds from one of the plants on the forest floor.

These trees are tall, but they're only 80 years old. Further south in the old growth forests, the trees are even bigger and older.

Yummmm!!! Stopping at the berry farm for tea and scones is a great way to end the day.

LR and RJ insisted on doing some rock climbing, so we stopped in at Sugarloaf on the way back.

We really wanted to stay for sunset, but had to get back to the house in time for dinner. Maybe next time!

Beware the comfy chair... Even overexcited, hyperactive children will succumb to its evil powers.

Crumpled Home » comfy chair

Once again, we defer to our resident expert

Down South Again!