To amuse you while you wait, here's a photo of our chickens eating watermelon.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Oops
I haven't finished updating you about our trip Up North, but work has been really busy and it went clean out of my head.
To amuse you while you wait, here's a photo of our chickens eating watermelon.
To amuse you while you wait, here's a photo of our chickens eating watermelon.
Friday, March 12, 2010
A trip up north (Part 2)
While we were in Napier, we got acquainted with Don and Liz's pet mantises. These are very cute little creatures, but as they are kept confined in tanks it's up to Don to catch flies with which to feed them. I couldn't help but feel sorry for the flies as they buzzed around inside the tanks, inches from something intent on eating them and with no hope of escape. And I was quite revolted when one mantis caught a fly by the wings and then began to eat it from the tail end up. It may just be a fly, but it was still horrible to watch it struggle to free itself while its abdomen was being eaten away.
Having said that, they were certainly interesting to watch when they weren't eating - like little green aliens. I don't think we could keep them as pets - I wouldn't be willing to feed them live prey, and if we let them out they themselves would probably become live prey for our chickens - but they're very photogenic.
Having said that, they were certainly interesting to watch when they weren't eating - like little green aliens. I don't think we could keep them as pets - I wouldn't be willing to feed them live prey, and if we let them out they themselves would probably become live prey for our chickens - but they're very photogenic.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
A trip up north (Part 1)
Skry and I took a little holiday last week - a trip to Napier to see our friends Don and Liz, who moved there from Ireland not too long after we moved to Christchurch. It was great to catch up with them, and great to have a week off work as well!
While we were there, we took the bus to Gisborne for a couple of nights. The bus journey was about four hours long, but it was very scenic so the time passed quickly. These are the things we saw most of:
Trees
Cows
Sweetcorn
Palm trees
Logs (on the road and piled up waiting to be transported elsewhere)
Gisborne is a fairly quiet place without much by way of entertainment, but we amused ourselves quite nicely and enjoyed the perks of our "executive suite" in the Emerald Hotel. Bedroom, sitting room, and massive bathroom, use of the swimming pool and spa, and a ginormous breakfast each morning, for $135/night. Not too shabby.
While we were there, we took the bus to Gisborne for a couple of nights. The bus journey was about four hours long, but it was very scenic so the time passed quickly. These are the things we saw most of:
Trees
Cows
Sweetcorn
Palm trees
Logs (on the road and piled up waiting to be transported elsewhere)
Gisborne is a fairly quiet place without much by way of entertainment, but we amused ourselves quite nicely and enjoyed the perks of our "executive suite" in the Emerald Hotel. Bedroom, sitting room, and massive bathroom, use of the swimming pool and spa, and a ginormous breakfast each morning, for $135/night. Not too shabby.
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