Lizard at home


Lizard at home
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

This magnificent lizard has been living at our place for the last few years.

I caught him limping around the other day. It appears he’d been in a fight with either a cat or another lizard, and wasn’t walking very well.

So I called the RSPCA who came out, captured him and took him to their animal hospital.

They tell me when he’s better they’ll bring him back home here, where everything is familiar to him.

Before and After

Before

After

Before After

I have this terrible habit of forgetting when to have a haircut.

I leave it for months, and slowly end up looking more and more like somone on a “Wanted” photo.

I’d had enough today and decided to get it cleaned up, so I went down to “Just Cuts” at Strathpine and let Vikki have her way with my hair.

Going to the hairdresser is more than just getting a haircut. It’s more like going to a see a shrink, with a bit of grooming thrown in – especially if you get someone good to cut your hair.

The person who cut my hair was from Macedonia and very interested in History. So I received a fantastic lesson on the history of the Macedonian people with some interesting facts about Alexander the Great, and the differences between our independent Aussie culture, and the family-centric Macedonian culture where family and neighbors often walk into your house to say hello, usually without invitation.

What an amazingly diverse and interesting world. So much to see and hear. So little time.

Meanwhile, I feel much better prepared to see more of the world, now that I don’t look so scruffy!

Feste Vigiliane, Italy


Feste Vigiliane, Italy
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

A Postcrossing Postcard from Luca in Trento, in the North of Italy.

The Vigiliane Festival occurs on the Adige River, in Trento, which is in the Dolomiti Mountains in the North of Italy.

At the end of the festival, rafts of contestants from each of the ten city districts of Trento try to ensure that they are first to get the ring on the neck of the goose.

Sounds like a lot of fun!

Thanks Luca!