I looked out the window and what did I see, two little black eyes looking back at me. My best guess is that anywhere this is being read, on the north top of the world, there are not juvenile kangaroos eating the grass in your lawn. This morning I just looked out the living room window and there he was - or she was. I am not really great with telling the difference unless one is carrying a smaller one in her pouch and then I am an expert. Winnie the Poo stories to the contrary, mommy kangaroos are not effete looking and have pretty, long eyelashes. They look like kangaroos.

Two days ago at an early hour, I was walking across this property and looked up and saw a mob of kangaroos streaking toward their day time home. It is amazing how fast roos can travel. It is also amazing that Australian natives could get close enough or be fast enough to catch them. As I has read and been told, Kangaroo meat was a staple of their diet so they must have had some tricks and skills that we moderns do not have. I certainly don't as I didn't even see them until I saw this line going toward the mountain at their tremendous speed. They were truly a sight to see. I found out later that roos run in a line. I suppose they figure the hunters will get the slow ones at the end and the fast, big guys will make it safely home.

Probably 99% of the people reading this have never seen a kangaroo in the wild; but you should.

Also today I drove the 16 kilometers into town. Now for you directionally impaired, the Aussies, as does their original British overlords, drive on the left side of the road. Why any civilized nation would do that is beyond me as it causes some major problems. Just imagine driving on the "wrong" side of the road and looking at your speedometer which is registering about 80 and a car comes around the curve ahead of you on the wrong side and going very fast.

Having a car smash in a foreign country is enough to ruin your whole day so one has to be careful. Here in Coonabarabran ( I am NOT making that up) the people park at a 45 degree angle and put the back to the curb (kerb), That's correct, they back in to park. It makes for some interesting scenes as their main street is very busy.

We parked on a side street and walked all over town only moving the car when it was time to grocery shop and then go home. Walking makes it a great deal easier to pass someone on the correct side or change sides when someone is coing directly toward you. Also, when you walk all over the shopping district you do not have to keep backing into the curb/kerb. Once a day is enough.
Fortunately, the grocery store had "standard" parking one just pulled into. I got that one correct in only one try. OKJ, I had to drive slowly around the parking lot until I found an easy one to get into as i was sitting on the wrong side.

Then it was 16K (10 miles) the other way on the wrong side of the road again. If I keep coming over here I may start a national campaign to change that to the way God intended.

I shall attempt to publish pictures on my blog.