RIP Echo

I'm so sad to report that my beautiful little Echo Gecko passed away last night.

He wasn't with us very long, but he had a nice comfortable home to live out his old age days.

RIP baby! I'll miss you so much!

Day Trip - the beach

My Mum and I drove down to the beach during the week. There's lots of popular beaches but we chose one you can only get to by 4WD. Because of the high tide the previous night there was no way you could drive in without getting bogged, but it's only a km through the mud flats and mangroves to reach the ocean so we walked in by foot. Here's some of the interesting things I photographed on our day trip -

Some pretty pink flowers growing on the mud flats.

A big clawed crab ready to dive into his burrow.

A gorgeous wild sunflower against the cloudless blue sky.

Another pretty little crab found on the track through the mangroves.

A crab hole whose occupant obviously doesn't have flood insurance.

A red Yabby warning me not to get too close.

Spikey shell we found along the beach.

Pretty coconut tree.

Pied Oystercatcher along the waterfront.

Red-capped plover darting across the sand.

Sooty Oystercatcher taking off into the surf.

The perfect end to a perfect day at the beach.

Meet Storm

Wanting another Border Collie dog, I contacted a breeder in the area (one of the best in Australia for this particular dog breed) and she mentioned that she had an ex show dog she was looking to re-home. So together with my parents, we went out to take a look at him. Storm is almost 2 years old and in his prime but just wasn't cut out to be a full time show dog (his breeder said) because once in the ring he just stopped and wouldn't do anything. He loved the attention and the grooming beforehand but once out there, didn't want to have anything to do with it. He had also been used a few times as a stud but she knew he's be better off in a family environment.

A beautiful dog, we decided to give him go with the promise to the breeder that if within two weeks he just wasn't fitting in, we would bring him back to her. So I brought him home to see how it went.
He was happy and getting on well with his new surroundings - until one of the cats attacked him. He FREAKED! You couldn't get him to do anything, he sat there in a tight ball and wouldn't even look at us.

I called the breeder and she said that if there was no improvement by the next day then to bring him back.
By the next morning, he was his happy self again despite being terrified of the cats. So we opted to give him a few more days and see how things progressed.

To cut a long story short, he's now settled in perfectly and is one of the family. He even gets along with some of the cats now. We wouldn't be without him! He was neutered last week and has become the most wonderful, fantastic dog. I have missed having a border collie since the tragic loss of Jake, and it feels like I have a part of him back again.

Formerly introducing Storm the border collie and the newest member of our family.

RIP Peter Pan

Sadly, over the winter brumation period, Peter Pan developed an infection and being so tiny he went downhill fast. I had him on antibiotics for two weeks and was force feeding him and doing everything I could, but he didn't make it.

RIP beautiful little boy! You were a fighter and survived for over a year despite the odds being against you. I'll miss you baby boy.

Meet Echo the Gecko.

While buying a few for a friend I fell in love with Nephrurus levis geckos, aka smooth knob-tail geckos. So how could I resist when this little beauty came up for sale?

I've named him Echo. The gecko.

He's settled in quite well and I love having a lizard that we can watch of a night when all the others are asleep.

He doesn't like being handled very much but he does come and sit at the glass and stare at me while I watch TV. He's so cute!

Meet the Shinglebacks

I've always wanted some, and am now the proud owner of four beautiful shingleback skinks!
Meet Cadbury and Coco -

Caramello and Cuddles -

They are absolute darlings and have settled in perfectly. Welcome to the family babies, I'm so happy to be your new Mum!

March in Instagram

Last month I didn't get up to much, but there were a few highlights I can share.

Scored majorly at the op-shops!

Went on a 4WD adventure around our area.

Bought some new lizards!

Enjoyed the benefits of all the rain we had in February.

Hung out with my beautiful animals.

Bought some stuff from my favourite store, Typo.

Got a bad cold. Which is why I didn't do too much this month.

Here's to April being a lot better than March!

February in Instagram

This month just flew by! Wait, I said that about last month, didn't I? Doesn't help that this month is a couple days shorter than the rest.
This month I...
Photographed some of my favourite stuff and drank a lot of coffee.

Fled the floods.

Harmonized with nature.

Had some interesting new friends visit.

Went shopping. A lot!

Hung out with friends.

Did some embroidery and bought a new quilt.

Enjoyed and laughed at my fur babies antics.

What did you do this past month?