Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

Daylesford delights! As those of you know who follow me on Twitter know  (insert shameless plug for @LWWren) I'm just a crazy soccer Mum trying to become zen yoga Mum. I'm the worse sort of yogic:  I'm a destination yogic! One of my closest friends is French, living in Melbourne. We've been all over the world together We are fellow wandering spirits. We love yoga, especially if it's somewhere nice! We've been on a yoga retreat in Bali together and today we're in her black and cream sports BMW Mini car driving to destination: Daylesford, Victoria And you're all invited! Daylesford Lake So sorry it's going to be a little squishy together,  you're going to have to get into all sorts of positions that you never thought were possible, and that's just for the ride there in the Mini! Just think of it as a warm up for the main yogic event. A fter this, your lotus headstand will be a breeze! We...

We have a problem in the park! There are a couple of raucous Sulphur-crested Cockatoos who are making a right racket every morning. Something is up, there is much flapping of wings, manic tearing away at the bark, cawing and screeching. The   locals are worried, concerned not for the birds but for the beautiful gum tree. To me brought up with nothing more exciting than a  escapee  budgerigar in the park, these parrots are exotic and gorgeous.  To my Aussie friends  they are pests. Apparently these birds can live up to 40 years in the wild and our local Boroondara Council have been called and asked to come to the rescue of the eucalyptus tree. They are clearly breeding having made themselves a lovely nest of wood chips by hollowing out this large right hand branch. Their actions in building their perfect dream house could destroy the tree. We are all really aware of the danger of  falling ...