Northed - Not so far north

[ORChick]

We had parrots in our orange tree on occasion, when we lived in the San Francisco Bay Area - not wild though; feral. The climate is mild enough that escaped pet parrots survive and breed. It was quite a shock the first time I saw them.

 

[Northed]

They're pretty little things, aren't they?

I wish we had orange trees, they're one of my favourite fruits. We do have a very pruned-back grapefruit tree, but the fruit hasn't been ripening the past couple of years. I can't figure out what's wrong.

 

[Denim Deb]

And here I was thinking you were in Canada! I was starting to get a bit envious when you mentioned about going to Sydney for a vacation. But then when you said it was one of your favorite places, I started to wonder. Then when you said you had parrots in the trees, I KNEW you couldn't be in Canada, so I really wondered! (Of course, I should have realized you weren't in Canada when you mentioned about your garden. )

 

[hwillm1977]

And here I was thinking you were in Canada! I was starting to get a bit envious when you mentioned about going to Sydney for a vacation. But then when you said it was one of your favorite places, I started to wonder. Then when you said you had parrots in the trees, I KNEW you couldn't be in Canada, so I really wondered! (Of course, I should have realized you weren't in Canada when you mentioned about your garden. )

Lol... I thought she was another Canadian too!

Northed

Hubby and I dream of visiting Australia someday...

 

[Northed]

I have heard a lot about Canada. I dream of visiting there someday, odd how these things work, isn't it?
I do intend to find more time and money to visit other places in Australia. People usually think it's strange that I live here and have never seen the Great Barrier Reef, or Ayers' Rock.

Today hasn't been a bad day. A lot of work, but the spirit thrives on being busy.
I am going out tonight to wind down a little. Hopefully I can just relax and not worry about anything, something that hasn't happened in a while.

The chickens are laying soft shelled eggs again. We gave up on the oyster shell, it doesn't work.

 

[Denim Deb]

Have you tried feeding them egg shells? I've heard that that will work.

And, don't feel bad about not visiting those places. I don't live that far from Philadelphia, PA. I don't know how familiar you are w/American history, but there are all kinds of historical things there that have to do w/the birth of America. And, other than going there on school trips when I was little, or w/my kids when they were little, I haven't been there.

 

[Northed]

Yep. I've fed them all manner of things at various people's suggestions, but eventually gave up anyhow. The man at the feed store reckons, "it must be a dodgy chicken". I think I'm starting to agree.

You're in luck, Philadelphia is one of the only places in the USA I know the vague positioning of.
I'm not really one for history, I gave up trying to memorise dates and places back in school, so I prefer somewhere like Sydney to the memorials of Canberra.

 

[Denim Deb]

I've always enjoyed history, at least learning about it. But, I'm not much of one for visiting most historic sites-too many people.

 

[Northed]

Well, last night I went to a show, it being cheap Tuesday and there being a festival in my area. I am no fan of crowds, and spent most of my waiting time reading a book by the boundary, but the show itself was fantastic, although with a few crude lines. Definitely good to get out of this rut for a bit.

 

[Northed]

Locked out of the house this afternoon, had to wait for someone to come round with the spare keys. My memory resembles a sieve nowadays. The chickens were behaving delightfully like seagulls today, it's quite funny to see them all dive for a bit of bread, wings slapping the ground like brakes.