Pioneer Park, Pademelon and Raspberry.

Yesterday (Sunday) the family went to Pioneer Park to take part in a tourist advertisement that's meant to draw attention to venues in this region. Pioneer Park is a six powered site (with other non-powered) camping spots, low fees, lovely natural settings. And it's the only camping site in this region (that I know of) which allows pets. I just discovered they have a walking track, so an outing is definitely on the cards.

Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky

(If you don't get the reference... Google).

 

Speaking of Bananas... this tree is peeling like one.

(A tenuous link, I trust you will agree).

Ok, I blurred out their faces. But hey, would you like to 

be identified with my my blog? Nope, didn't think so :)

And back home. Bridie is here almost every morning now.

This morning she was in the raspberry patch. You can

just make her out.

Bridie and Milk Plastic

That pademelon came back this morning. Seems she's taken a shine to the spot in front of the garage. Well, we figure, if she's going to keep turning up, we'll name her. So she is hereby named 'Bridie'. I say 'she'... but it could me male.

 Bridie

 You've heard of pork scratchings... well, here's pademelon scratchings.

Pademelon Shine.

Later in the morning, we took the boys to a homeschool gathering. It had a hands-on science theme. Boys got to explore things that involved Bicarb-soda (baking soda) and vinegar. The section I liked most was where they made plastic from milk. It's a subject that's covered in the book Makeshift Workshop Skills by James Ballou. Good to see it done in real life.

Wobbly and Haunted Glove

 Boys decided today that they were going to try to create the Haunted Glove effect that they discovered in one of their kids science books. A little bicarb, a little vinegar... way cool!

 High five for Casper!

I was washing some dishes this afternoon and just happened to look out the window. I've lived in this cottage for a decade. This is the first Tasmanian Pademelon (Thylogale billardierii) that I've noticed come visiting.