Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

After six months studying in the United States of America  daughter No 2  has returned to the nest this morning. She has had an amazing time living in New York and travelling through California where she really learned to fly. This Little Mother Wren  has a nervous flapping of wings  and a scratching of her head when she sees the video of her young Wrenlet  jumping out of a plane! Wrenlet 2 arrives home to find her  Mother Hen has spent the entire week  running around like a headless chook, dusting and cleaning her room and generally preparing for her return. Well I might as well enjoy one week  with one immaculate & tidy kids bedroom! Plus I'm getting to the pointy end of my June minimalist challenge where by each day I throw out the same number of items as the date  I'm hoping she has been away so long, she won't remember half the items I've jettisoned from her room this 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 ...