Yay. Turning 51 in 4 months and can still do this kinda stuff. My Litespeed Bella still gorgeous.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
What animals have you had to entertain in your home? Not invited of course. The joys of living in the tropics and in a home that's level with the garden and pond. For a decade, it's just been a loyal loving dog. Then out of nowhere she is hosting dog ticks. Aardwolf Pestkare are now regular visitors to do the necessary for some semblance of control. Then the next door neighbour's home construction is complete, driving a clever rat to find an alternative hideout behind our kitchen cupboards. Clever because the little guy continues to elude the professional pest controller and his numerous traps, but at least now stays out of our way. Then since we've had the pond, with my beautiful red-tailed catfish, we get the occasional frog duet, trio, quartet or choir. Amazingly loud they are. We also have a high ceiling so more than once, we've had a small bird scoot in and out. Then there's the loft. The misguided squirrel that wanders down the stairs but back up again when the dog barks.
Years ago, we had a diverse animal family. It started with the gerbils, who were prolific multipliers. Then a few hamsters. The guinea pig from SPCA. Our 4 foot tank and multiple 2 foot tanks. Crayfish we caught with sausages from Upper Peirce Reservoir. Tilapia from some longkang. A few tanks of Luo Han that we fed bits of steak to. Cichlids. Then we converted the rowboat into a koi pond. But the egret found them, so we caught the egret too. Fortunately only once was there a snake...dangling from our letter box.
Few weeks back, I videoed a monitor lizard in my backyard. Just the other day, while laid up in bed sick as a dog, there's a lot of noise coming from the living room. About 5-6 long tail macaques in the loft ! Tinge of fear as I am out-numbered. But no Alpha Male amongst them, so loud shouting & noise from hitting 2 canes together shooed them away.
Years ago, we had a diverse animal family. It started with the gerbils, who were prolific multipliers. Then a few hamsters. The guinea pig from SPCA. Our 4 foot tank and multiple 2 foot tanks. Crayfish we caught with sausages from Upper Peirce Reservoir. Tilapia from some longkang. A few tanks of Luo Han that we fed bits of steak to. Cichlids. Then we converted the rowboat into a koi pond. But the egret found them, so we caught the egret too. Fortunately only once was there a snake...dangling from our letter box.
Few weeks back, I videoed a monitor lizard in my backyard. Just the other day, while laid up in bed sick as a dog, there's a lot of noise coming from the living room. About 5-6 long tail macaques in the loft ! Tinge of fear as I am out-numbered. But no Alpha Male amongst them, so loud shouting & noise from hitting 2 canes together shooed them away.
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