tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post1466879912264662485..comments2024-03-19T07:27:18.687-07:00Comments on Red Cardinal: THE SUBURBAN JUNGLEPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-80884270510153822702015-11-01T01:36:49.907-07:002015-11-01T01:36:49.907-07:00Ah, I didn't realise the jacaranda painting...Ah, I didn't realise the jacaranda painting's fame had spread across Australia! Had to Google the dugite, and it sounds very similar to our Eastern Brown - probably cousins... Enjoy your Jacarandas.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-25144119172037954082015-10-31T06:14:11.956-07:002015-10-31T06:14:11.956-07:00A wonderful post Patricia! I hadn't realised t...A wonderful post Patricia! I hadn't realised that "Under the Jacaranda" was in the Queensland Gallery. It is a favourite painting of mine. The Jacarandas are just beginning to bloom here in Perth too, signalling that summer isn't far away. Poor you with the snake. I had two close encounters recently on a bush walk after having not seen a snake in the wild for about a decade. Thankfully these snakes (one a dugite) were keen to disappear as soon as possible but it still gave me the heebies. Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-30371073977335379142015-10-26T21:44:12.910-07:002015-10-26T21:44:12.910-07:00Something interesting is going on in the world of ...Something interesting is going on in the world of snakes, at least in Qld. Certainly housing spread comes into it, but there are far more Eastern browns about than there ever used to be. We grew up seeing the occasional black snake, python or tree snakes, but rarely the brown ones, which seem to be everywhere at the moment. My mother had to learn to deal with snakes too when she went to live in the country, and 'executed' a few red-belly blacks. But they are slow and stupid - they lie there while you go and organise your weapon, which in her case was boil the kettle then pour the water on the snake! Brown snakes would be off and gone in a nano-second, provided they could make a hasty exit.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-22503589929563375632015-10-26T21:40:16.064-07:002015-10-26T21:40:16.064-07:00Successful decoy duck! Ah, there is an interestin...Successful decoy duck! Ah, there is an interesting piece by Lisa Reihana in the gallery which is a cultural crossover. I will write about it one day, just for you :) <br />I had forgotten that: NZ and Ireland have no snakes. Special!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-91529158138489600722015-10-26T18:23:12.112-07:002015-10-26T18:23:12.112-07:00P.S. - River, I mean.P.S. - River, I mean.Sarah Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566072246120028926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-51757958569574212122015-10-26T18:22:52.510-07:002015-10-26T18:22:52.510-07:00The pluses and minuses of summer - swimming pools ...The pluses and minuses of summer - swimming pools and snakes. I gather snakes are more active in many suburbs nowadays - where once you would not see them - due to housing spread and the destruction of the natural habitat that they would otherwise gravitate to. They come in for food and water. When my mother was a new migrant, she had to learn to deal with these creatures very early in the piece - we lived near a rive - and had no idea of course that this would attract snakes- so she had to sort out quite a few. I don't know how she did it. Life must have been very challenging for her.Sarah Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566072246120028926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-70322484316170893942015-10-26T11:23:34.309-07:002015-10-26T11:23:34.309-07:00I thought that the duck was real until I started ...I thought that the duck was real until I started to read haha. Those trees look beautiful. I like the idea of painting the walls in indigenous art. Very powerful, makes me think what a wall would look like paint with Maori art and early settler art on top would look like. I am so glad we dont have any type of snake I am petrified of them. I almost did the same when in Nouméa years ago and still have nightmares! Great post and thanks for visiting . Zanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516164636927922535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-84313881472884146742015-10-25T19:24:06.450-07:002015-10-25T19:24:06.450-07:00Ah, that is the point of course - we lay our cultu...Ah, that is the point of course - we lay our culture over the top of the original culture :)<br />I have just been out driving to the shops, and the purple jacarandas look better than ever, as more come into bloom. I love it. <br />We feed sunflower seeds to the lorikeets, which is not appropriate as a full diet, but these are wild birds and we don't feed them daily. They like sweet things, so fruit and the nectar from blossoms are popular with them. Hi from the Duck!!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-13655256602358391152015-10-25T05:08:49.665-07:002015-10-25T05:08:49.665-07:00What an amazing effect on the gallery walls! It...What an amazing effect on the gallery walls! It's such a work of art that you almost don't want the other exhibits laid over top of it. Both our countries dealt with the aboriginals in the same shameful and horrific way. It's good to see your art galleries bringing in the aboriginal artwork. <br />You have such amazing colours around you right now. Beautiful purple jacaranda trees!! And the lorikeets are stunning and I imagine a noisy lot at the feeders? What do you feed them?<br />Enjoy your pool time and your grandson's visits! Great decoy btw ;)<br />WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-86885616109663878652015-10-24T17:29:01.951-07:002015-10-24T17:29:01.951-07:00Hi Sheri, Last week I visited someone who had made...Hi Sheri, Last week I visited someone who had made a pet of an injured lorikeet. Unlike our friendly, wild visitors, this bird had learnt to talk and communicate, and had quite a quirky personality. It was so interesting to see. Yes, we have purple all over in October, while over there you have the lovely russet colours of Fall. The pool is good for family visits, but we would like to be rid of the upkeep of it too! We will downsize one of these day. Happy Sunday Sheri. xxPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-27030831543185340882015-10-23T12:24:37.410-07:002015-10-23T12:24:37.410-07:00I am so excited to see the lorikeets around your a...I am so excited to see the lorikeets around your area, Patricia. They are really fascinating birds. I know you are used to them and they are common to you, but they really are amazing birds to the rest of us. : ) I like the art pieces you have shown today. I didn't realize that the purple trees graced your area in October. We have the pink blossom trees here, which come out in spring. aahh, your pool looks so refreshing, and little Aussie is having a blast in the cool water. I miss our pool sometimes, but downsizing was the best thing I did.<br /><br />Have a fantastic weekend, Patricia.<br /><br />love, ~SheriRed Rose Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685747099912989862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-59588918798330539502015-10-22T02:50:45.734-07:002015-10-22T02:50:45.734-07:00Hello Val, It is really good to see the Indigenous...Hello Val, It is really good to see the Indigenous Australian culture being incorporated in with the European art, and it makes for a lively discussion. <br />I know, with the snakes, I am looking Very Carefully if I step outside at the moment. The brown snakes are so fast you eye can't even follow them properly. That is how they strike when annoyed. So there are jacarandas in many places - they do seem to do well in warm climates, and I think came originally from Brazil. Love visiting your blog, where always something nice is happening. We had a storm today, as welcome as the rain is for you, too. xxPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-23065943341096051302015-10-22T02:47:36.808-07:002015-10-22T02:47:36.808-07:00I didn't even bring in the washing that was al...I didn't even bring in the washing that was already out there on Snake Day! After three days, I finally returned to the garden, did the washing, took out the trash etc. Mr C says I am paranoid...but he didn't see the snake. Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-7779882645541639492015-10-22T02:03:00.224-07:002015-10-22T02:03:00.224-07:00Its so wonderful to see that the Aborigines and th...Its so wonderful to see that the Aborigines and their culture is being preserved. What great paintings they make. <br />OMG a brown snake.. you were very lucky Patricia. You know the saying, "Where there's one there are more" .. check all around, you cant see them until you disturb them.<br />The Jacaranda trees are beautiful. They call Pretoria, Jacaranda city. They line the avenues all around. My son has them along his driveway up to his estate, next to me.<br />A very interesting post Patricia, I enjoyed reading it.<br />val xxx<br />Thanks for your comments always, over at my blog.. happy week. <br />valerietilsten59.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617190196811279000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-89637074427632281962015-10-22T00:38:00.902-07:002015-10-22T00:38:00.902-07:00Hanging that work on those walls looks amazing. I&...Hanging that work on those walls looks amazing. I'm glad art is being hung together, not separating some to an anthropological museum. The thought of that snake... I wouldn't be putting the washing out! Katharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-81320254399549790532015-10-21T16:21:02.819-07:002015-10-21T16:21:02.819-07:00Yes, it is important to be vigilent, and pets do d...Yes, it is important to be vigilent, and pets do die around here! Unfortunately, the only creature I know who could eat a brown snake is a bird, the kookaburra, but they could only manage a half-grown one. They are a protected species, but I wonder if the Government might have to re-consider that, given that they seem to be increasing in numbers. Occasionally I see one which has been hit by a car, and give a silent cheer - naughty me...Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-10267016565303027752015-10-21T06:16:20.398-07:002015-10-21T06:16:20.398-07:00I love all the beautiful birds and flowers found o...I love all the beautiful birds and flowers found on your property, Tricia. However, I'm worried about those brown snacks. I suppose everyone in the area must watch their children and pets. As you experienced, one can only be so careful. I hope there is something else out there in nature that eats them to controll the brown snake population.Debra Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553596042707601518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-37762429330300825382015-10-21T02:51:09.699-07:002015-10-21T02:51:09.699-07:00I'm still nervous, 48 hours after the snake si...I'm still nervous, 48 hours after the snake sighting. Eventually I will have to get over it, and go outside as normal. The other snakes don't bother me much, only the deadly brown one. Apparently 5-6 people die in Australia every year from their bite.<br />Yes, the Brook Andrew intervention is an inspired, radical idea. I am wondering how the public will react to it on our public tours.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-68556999917596846712015-10-21T02:47:56.669-07:002015-10-21T02:47:56.669-07:00Good idea, a rake might help me in a crisis! I kn...Good idea, a rake might help me in a crisis! I know you bushwalk and go out to country places, and am amazed you have never seen a wild snake. But then, G says I attract them :) I say I just have an instinct and know when they are about, whereas he probably walks right past them and doesn't notice! Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-23870541987967993202015-10-21T02:20:33.867-07:002015-10-21T02:20:33.867-07:00Pretty rainbow lorikeets having fun in the garden,...Pretty rainbow lorikeets having fun in the garden, bountiful purple flowers displaying themselves on the Jacaranda trees, these I would happily enjoy, but brown snakes! the second most deadly in the world would make me very nervous too.<br />The wall decoration in the art gallery is inspired, but the photo of that indigenous boy with a union jack painted on his chest is I agree very sobering. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-81611123271767238872015-10-20T14:41:44.765-07:002015-10-20T14:41:44.765-07:00Like you, I draw the line at snakes. Given the re...Like you, I draw the line at snakes. Given the recent media reports on the brown snake population, I wish a bit of culling was in order. Our little jacaranda, about five years old, still has not flowered. I thought this might be the year, but so far, No. Oh well. Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-45630251558892100922015-10-20T14:39:29.909-07:002015-10-20T14:39:29.909-07:00Yes Amy, I knew about the gallery being painted in...Yes Amy, I knew about the gallery being painted in this way, and under-estimated the effect it would have. It has a very powerful impact indeed, a sort of crushing feeling - which is the point, of course. xxPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-45800729620503649402015-10-20T14:38:06.801-07:002015-10-20T14:38:06.801-07:00It took me a while to find one, but I thought this...It took me a while to find one, but I thought this duck was perfect for us. It is a modern plastic copy, not wood, but Australian customs are not keen on us bringing wooden things into the country. It looks lovely in the pool, and Little Aussie enjoyed it too. Let's hope the snake has gone off to some other garden.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-11201349636777302272015-10-20T14:36:22.812-07:002015-10-20T14:36:22.812-07:00Oh yes, I am still nervous about the brown snake, ...Oh yes, I am still nervous about the brown snake, and being extra cautious. Jacarandas in Paris? That sounds gorgeous - what a great combination. Darth Vader is a perfect Halloween choice - we also have a grandson, Henri, who has worn his Darth suit at Halloween....in Canada, of course :)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-18845555665399865472015-10-20T14:34:22.425-07:002015-10-20T14:34:22.425-07:00Mette, I know you enjoy the museums, and you would...Mette, I know you enjoy the museums, and you would probably like the current unusual display in our gallery. Ha, so funny about the table. Years ago our cat brought small snakes into the house, and I jumped up on the table! I think I succeeded in leaping backwards when I saw the brown snake - so scary!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com