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All I want is the best of everything and there's very little of that left.

The great Richmond flood of June 2011. Richmond, June 2011. We've had a lot of rain about these parts lately (to be fair, we've had our share of cold clear days too, but they're not nearly so dramatic). On one of these days we ventured down the road to the historic township of Richmond™ - that is, if 'history' begins in 1823.... MORE of the great Richmond flood of June 2011. Richmond, June 2011. So this day we eschewed the beach and went to find scones. Instead of small and fluffy Scottish quick breads we found a raging torrent ! The great Richmond flood of June 2011, looking away from the bridge. Richmond, June 2011. That said, the ducks and the geese seemed to enjoy it.

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

Ezra explores the mud by the side of a path. In it, he did not find a) tadpoles; b) frogs; c) crocodiles; d) great white sharks or e) world peace. We were all disappointed.

Nearly all our disasters come of a few fools having the 'courage of their convictions.'

My moles in the ornithological world report to me that this little dickie bird specimen is Egretta novaehollandiae , better known as a White-faced Heron . I got a couple of snaps of this baby down in Cornelian Bay the other day, but couldn't decide if I liked it better in black and white or colour. I thought that I'd post both, and let YOU be the judge.

To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.

A noose in the Yarra? No, it's a loose mooring rope in the muddy Derwent. The heavy rains that we've had of late has meant that a lot of topsoil gets washed into the river. It doesn't seem to alter the colour out in the middle of the river (it's too deep), but in the bays and docks, it goes a nice shade of brown. The tourists hate it. Time for the Sunday Top Five! Today though, we have a record FOUR top fives! MY Top Five Animals from ZooDoo: 5: the camels; 4: the Tasmanian Devils; 3: the wallaby (with joey); 2: the koala; 1: the Bengal Tiger. JEN'S Top Five Animals From ZooDoo: 5: the koala; 4: the piglets; 3: the baby alpaca; 2: the camels; 1: the wallaby (with joey). HENRY'S Top Five Animals from ZooDoo: 5: the Bengal Tiger; 4: the koala; 3: the merino sheep; 2: the wallaby (with joey); 1: the Brown Capuchin monkeys. EZRA'S Top Five Animals from ZooDoo: 5: the marmosets; 4: the Red-winged Parrots; 3: the koala; 2: the baby alpaca; 1: the rabbits. There we...