The lovely Cinque Terre coast in Italy is definitely worth a look. We took the tourist boat along the coast starting and finishing at Le Spezia. We stayed in La Spezia as it is less tourist orientated, so quieter. I was not so well at this point so was unable to walk along the Cinque Terre as we had planned, but I don't think I missed out. I was still able to get off the boat at Monterosso for a while and then enjoy the view from the boat to return to La Spezia. We also enjoyed a brief stop at Porto Venere. The boat was a great way to view the rugged Italian coastline and snap the colourfull villages from a good photo distance! Worth the effort.
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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