{"id":1687,"date":"2014-09-17T16:01:02","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T06:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2014-09-17T17:25:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T07:25:07","slug":"more-spring-flowers-and-past-relics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/?p=1687","title":{"rendered":"More Spring Flowers and Past Relics"},"content":{"rendered":"

More Spring Flowers and Past Relics<\/p>\n

Last week I walked down the road and photographed the flowering tree tucked away in a corner on a small section of public land.\u00a0 The light was far from ideal but the tree provides a good example of spring growth.\u00a0 \u00a0A nearby wattle was showing good colour too.\u00a0 The bright colours are a wonderful contrast to the drab colours of winter, apart from blue skies when they occur.<\/p>\n

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Close up of flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wattle tree nearby<\/p><\/div>\n

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Later that day I went to feed Floyd.\u00a0 He was on the floor of his aviary, unusual but not unknown.\u00a0 He\u2019d been chewing industriously through the orange bin on which his water sits.\u00a0 That bin has been in his aviary since early 2009, if not the previous year and he\u2019d never touched it.\u00a0 He\u2019s now made quite an impact.\u00a0\u00a0 I have no idea how long he\u2019s been chewing but think I\u2019d have noticed when I fed and watered him for the last time before my operation.\u00a0 Today he had his feet planted firmly in the centre of his seed bowl and did a funny little dance.\u00a0 I have no idea what is going on his brain.\u00a0\u00a0 Just don\u2019t want him to start plucking feathers again.\u00a0 He eventually took a fancy to the electrical wire I\u2019d tied his perch to the aviary and I replaced it with plastic rope.\u00a0 He doesn’t appear to have touched it yet.<\/p>\n

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Floyd's handiwork<\/p><\/div>\n

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Last night my feet were cold so with time and some ingenuity I got my Ugh boots on; first alternative footwear for 4 weeks.\u00a0 Yesterdays walk told me that Crocs are not suitable walking shoes.\u00a0 Today I dragged out the shoe horn and sock applier gizmo provided by the hospital and managed to get a pair of socks and lace up shoes onto my feet.\u00a0 It was aided by fact that the shoelace on the operated leg shoe was knotted so I didn’t need to find a way of tying that shoelace.\u00a0 Today Phantom and I went for a short walk; I didn’t feel like doing the slightly longer walks we did on Monday and Tuesday.\u00a0 However, both shoes engaged in \u201csock eating\u201d which was far from ideal.<\/p>\n

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The cleaner is arriving today and in tidying up I removed the cover from one of the dog beds for washing.\u00a0 It revealed Jessie\u2019s tooth marks on the foam.\u00a0 I had been too slow to cover the foam so Jessie had taken advantage and indulged in one of her pastimes; chewing up foam.\u00a0 The dogs initially lived outside on the verandah in enormous cardboard boxes, originally housing household appliances and furnished with old lounge cushions.\u00a0 Jessie loved pulling the cushions out, tossing them around and then sinking her teeth into them.\u00a0 I spent years chasing pieces of foam around the back yard and still encounter small pieces.\u00a0 Eventually they issued a \u201cpossum alert\u201d in the middle of the night and woke me.\u00a0 Thereafter they became inside dogs at night time.<\/p>\n

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Jessie's handiwork<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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