Australia

A snake not behind glass

chris — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:06:26 -0800

The Healesville Sanctuary is a branch of the Melbourne Zoo, out in the hills to the east. There one can find plenty of Australian fauna and flora without having to head out into the bush to find it. We headed up there on Sunday of my first weekend in Belgrave, a week after I'd arrived in Australia. I've got a decent selection of photos from there in the gallery, so have a look. The highlight of that day would have to have been one of the snakes that we saw.

Day-to-day vacation

chris — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:01:27 -0800

My time in Belgrave has included two full weekends, and some of the family activities I've been partaking in have included a trip to the Healesville Sanctuary (more on that later), an couple of visits to local parks, and a morning at Grant's Picnic Ground, just a half-mile or so up the road.

Victorian Times

chris — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:45:06 -0800

G'day again from down undah! Yes indeed I've been in Australia for 15 days now, mostly here in Belgrave, about 25 miles east of downtown Melbourne at the end of one of the public-transit train lines. I've been visiting Larkin, one of my sisters from my New Zealand host-family of 25 yrs ago, and her partner Andrea, and their three-year-old twins Finn & Poppy.

Words from far away places

chris — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:46:43 -0700

Well, hello there, from here, which is far away.

Aurelia & Brian

chris — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 10:57:50 -0700

I recently was told through the grapevine that my friends Aurelia and her husband Brian (now living back home in Adelaide) have not only a blog and website of their their artworks, but also now have a lovely baby boy!!! So it looks like my 'babies everywhere' post a while back is still in full force. Is anyone else I know out there actively procreating these days?