I’ve been a bit out of sorts lately. Too busy. Too much being sociable, making smalltalk with people I don’t know very well. (Funny it’s taken me so long to recognize my major trigger. Too much of a good thing, I end up feeling overwhelmed, like I need to hide back in my shell! Hmmm. Is it any wonder Finn’s socially troubled?!)
Sorry, got sidetracked for a moment there! Anyway, so Niamh and I ended up in the reserve yesterday for some time out after playgroup (not the naughty-corner kind of timeout, the good kind)
Not five minutes walk from us, there’s this bush reserve. It’s not big – just big enough that by the time we walk into the middle the sound of suburban traffic has (mostly) disappeared. It’s home to a couple dozen kangaroos (mob, I believe, is the collective noun), favourite hang out of all the native birds in the area, and in the summertime, hundreds of tiny skinks sunbathe along the path. I love it. I grew up in regional Victoria, so in some warm fuzzy way it’s like a little piece of home.
We partly headed there yesterday so I could get a picture of my paper crane:
This is for Eve at foldingtrees.com – she’s collecting 1000 ‘peace cranes’ folded from recycled paper and photographed in peaceful places or on peace monuments. (Read more here). Mine is folded from a 10cm square of paper cut from a security envelope – the patterns inside those envelopes are lovely!
So there we were. Photographing cranes, hanging out, goofing off…
I didn’t expect to come across the roos – they’re usually about in the mornings and evenings, and keep out of sight during the day. But there they all were – just chilling out, like us, not far in from the path. I managed to switch camera lenses, get close enough, and keep the wild child quiet enough to take a bunch of photographs. I counted seventeen – the most I’ve ever seen in there all together. Well… eighteen, if you count the little cutie hanging out in mum’s pouch there ๐
So nice. Feeling better now. It’s good to have all that just five minutes away.
Amazing pictures!
I know what you mean about needing time out from other people. I’m really looking forward to the school holidays and being able to stay at home all day.
Great photos, thanks for sharing. Love the costume that you made, very clever.
Oh. My. Gosh. Love the kangaroo pictures, especially the little one in the pouch! Your little roo is pretty cute, too!
I hear you on wanting time to yourself. I get the same way after I’ve been social more than usual.
Great photos, especially of the little joey hanging out of mom’s pouch. I know exactly what you mean about being worn out by social situations. I’ve found that I’m getting worse and worse at the little chit-chat than before. I seem to opt for silence instead. Darned introversion!
Fantastic pictures – looks like you and Naimh had a great day.
Your paper crane is beautiful! Even the mention gives me goosebumps. I’m going to go & have a look at that site. Thanks for sharing it.
I’m glad too that your little bit of “home” was good for the spirits.