On Saturday 16th July, Frank and Ainslee "tied the knott" at 2.30pm at St. Ignatius Church Richmond. Ainslee had 5 attendants and 3 "princess" flowergirls. The ceremony went off without a hitch, including the weather which stayed fine and clear. Following the wedding the bridal party adjourned to The Abbotsford Convent for photos and then off to the beautiful Lakeside Banquet Centre in Taylors Lakes for a formal reception. The food was excellent and the band kept everyone dancing all night. A fabulous wedding, truly memorable, thanks Ainslee and Frank for a fantastic day and evening.
Yes it's Spring again. I know because the local magpies have 2 babies. I know this because I occasionally throw out scraps on my back lawn to supplement their food rations and they are regular visitors. This week they brought me a present.....2 babies. Must be a good season this year to be raising 2 babies instead of 1. Anyway the magpies here in Melbourne are white backed magpies as apposed to the magpies at Tocumwal in N.S.W. which are black backed magpies. Also the birds here in Melb. are larger than their northern cousins, probably all the McDonalds they eat down here! I enjoy listening to their warbling song and can't help but shake my head at the patience and persistence of the adult birds constantly being "harassed" by the chicks for food. They are noisy little critters when they are hungry and very bossy, often pecking at the adult birds for more food. I've named them....squarker 1 and squarker 2, they never seem to stop. Poor parent birds, these chicks a
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