Here ducky ducky ducky. The common black duck. Is best eaten in a stew with rice, onion, carrot, celery, parsnip and a little salt and cooked in water of course . Can be roasted but tends to dry out a little. Is very yummy in the stew. Only able to be aquired during duck season, and with a shooters licence with "Authority to hunt" added. Found on many Australian rivers, lakes, dams and swamps. Can be very cunning if cornered, and has been known to fly at around 70mph, if chased by shooters. Lives in hollow trees and logs. Hatches anything up to 12 or even more ducklings at a time. Will migrate all around the country to migrate all around the country to where the water is. Eats wheat, grubs and small fish. Will also take bread from humans but it is not good for ducky's tummy. His "Cousins" are the Mountain duck, Wood duck, Teale, Chestnut Teale (Protected), Blue Wing Shoveller (Protected) and Pink Ear (Protected too i think). All (apart from the protected, are yummy. Quack Quack!!!
Friday, May 25, 2007
Quack Quack Quack
Here ducky ducky ducky. The common black duck. Is best eaten in a stew with rice, onion, carrot, celery, parsnip and a little salt and cooked in water of course . Can be roasted but tends to dry out a little. Is very yummy in the stew. Only able to be aquired during duck season, and with a shooters licence with "Authority to hunt" added. Found on many Australian rivers, lakes, dams and swamps. Can be very cunning if cornered, and has been known to fly at around 70mph, if chased by shooters. Lives in hollow trees and logs. Hatches anything up to 12 or even more ducklings at a time. Will migrate all around the country to migrate all around the country to where the water is. Eats wheat, grubs and small fish. Will also take bread from humans but it is not good for ducky's tummy. His "Cousins" are the Mountain duck, Wood duck, Teale, Chestnut Teale (Protected), Blue Wing Shoveller (Protected) and Pink Ear (Protected too i think). All (apart from the protected, are yummy. Quack Quack!!!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Oh the memories
The memories of the Boeing 707, which is in the left of the picture. Can u believe an aircraft such as this one is going to be used for spare parts? I remember these aircraft from years ago.I wish now I had taken a photo of just this one. Anyway I guess it is all in the name of progress. Apparantly the 707's engines are too noisey to land near populated areas, so they are being replaced by the A320 Airbus so I'm told. Well technology advances, time marches on, but seeing this one certainly stirred up some memories. Would have loved to have had a ride in it. Glad they have one restored in the Qantas Museum, think it is in Longreach QLD.Will go and visit one day.
Friday, May 11, 2007
A Little Rain Goes a Long way
We have had about 61mm rain in the last 2 weeks, and the effect on the plants is amazing. Even a bush I tried to kill a few months ago is sprouting again....grrr. So will have to dig it out when the ground is a little softer. So the rose is drought proof, will grow on a "bitumen road", and is reasonably vermon proof. For those who are fence crazy a row of rose bushes are ideal to deter intruders both animal and human. So three cheers for the rose!!!
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