Mopoke.

There is a bird – an owl – that has an onomatopoeic name. It is the Mopoke where I lived back then. It is called the Boobook in reference books. The Australian boobook (Ninox boobook), is a species of owl native to mainland Australia. Its name is derived from its two-tone boo-book call. There are eight subspecies. They have a very distinctive call and when I was a little … Continue reading Mopoke.

Level Crossing incident

And so the conversation continued and little Dougie’s father says how nice it would be and Dougie and Millie will look forward to Thursday with great delight and after the conversation concluded with joy and happy anticipation Dougie’s grandfather got dressed and forgot what day it was and drove down to the station to go and visit the grandchildren. That is how a Thursday in … Continue reading Level Crossing incident

A horse by any other name will always be a horse.

Intro:- I asked some time back, and have asked before, that if you would like me to look at something special I would love to. tennessee892 asked me for some pictures of horses and Ankur Mithal  of darkofficehumour asked; “John, is there any chance you could show us pix of some sporting action amongst common people?”  So, first in best dressed as they say. I … Continue reading A horse by any other name will always be a horse.