"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate."
Psalm 127:3-5

Monday, March 12, 2012

From the Land Down Under

A few weeks ago, Daddy took a business trip to Australia. When he wasn’t in meetings, he went sightseeing and exploring.
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Daddy visited a sanctuary of Australian animals with two coworkers he met at the conference. Here he is with Mr. Gabi.
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Driving to the Healesville Sanctuary outside of Melbourne.
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Yep, they drive on the wrong side of the road:)
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Mr. cute Koala with his bamboo.
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He looks like a teddy bear!
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Not so teddy bear looking is an echidna, simply a spiny anteater.
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An emu.
Side note about emus, near our neighborhood there is a farm that has emus. Well, one of them got loose and was running around in our neighborhood a few weeks ago!
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This iguana looks creepy!
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Wallaby - “Did you call me?”
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“Guess not.”
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Not quite as bad as vampires but they are MUCH bigger! They are about 3 feet long!!
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Daddy and his other coworker.
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Looks like a cross between a forest and a jungle. Very pretty!
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Australia’s equivalent to America’s deer: the kangaroo.
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There he goes!
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They use their thick tails to help them jump and balance.
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The fearsome dingo…
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…is asleep!
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Back in Melbourne.
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Daddy also visited gardens and a conservatory.
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Australia’s Captain James Cook is like America’s Christopher Columbus.
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Captain Cook’s house. The irony is, Captain Cook didn’t have a house in Australia, so the Australians disassembled his house in England and brought it over!
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A very sunny day:)
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Even here, people like their doughnuts!
“That all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.”
Isaiah 37:20b

2 comments:

  1. Those flowers are beautiful! Not much of that going up here yet...or ever:) I'm working on a family blog so hopefully you'll be able to keep better track of us! I'll let you know when it's up and running.
    Sara

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