Visiting Victor Harbor

Last weekend I took a day off work and flew back to SA to spend time with friends and family.

I did the rounds on Saturday - breakfast at the markets with Megan and Troy, a visit to Casey and Andrew in their new place and Megan and Clint's housewarming party in the afternoon. I then went down to Victor to spend the rest of the weekend at Mum and Dad's.

They have new neighbours...

I think the black one looks like the evil pod racer from Star Wars: Episode 1.

 The agave is flowering and I think that also looks like an alien creature. The agave had fallen over at the weight of it's leaves and the flower is still growing upright. I think the flower is probably around 3.5 meters tall. It's huge.

This is what it looks like up close.

I hope Mum and Dad send me a photo of what it looks like when all the buds open up.

A few of the baby agaves that have sprouted out of the base of the main plant are also flowering. It's obviously agave breeding season.

Of course there are lots of other things in flower at Mum and Dad's. Here's the swirly-ness of a grevilia flower opening up.

And a flowering gum.

 

I didn't spend the whole time taking photos of the flowers in the garden. We also had a coffee with Granny and Kate on the Sunday and visited Ross and Sue at their new cottage, which is very cute. They had brought their cats down to spend time there and so I got to meet Brian and Henry, the Burmese Boys.

Brian:

 

Henry:

On Monday, the painters started work at Mum and Dad's house for the ultimate livingroom refurbishment, so we all had to spend time in the study. The boys (Marco and Oscar) were not amused. Marco spent time pacing and then eventually hid on top of a book case. Oscar also sought refuge up high and made sure that his disapproval was known.

Does anyone have a lolcats type phrase for this photo of Oscar??

As always the weekend went much too quickly, but it was great to spend some time relaxing with the family. I can't wait for Megs to visit us soon :)

Travelling Pets

This is the first instalment of the Holiday Album.

We left Melbourne early in the morning when it was cold and the sun was just rising.

By the time we hit South Australia, it had shaped up to be a lovely day.

Myf didn't see much of the day. She spent most of it sleeping, although she did change positions a number of times.

Mum and Dad's cats, Oscar and Marco, had to go to the cattery and because it's just down the road, they manage in a small carrier. They are not pleased with the mode of transport, however.

The Gentlemen

The first of my posts about my trip to Adelaide on the last weekend of November will be about my parents cats, Marco and Oscar, aka 'The Gentlemen".

The boys are very cute, although a little aloof. Marco loves his tummy being rubbed and Oscar likes being picked up by Mum and Megs, but didn't take to me. I think I was too eager. Next time I'll play it cool and play hard to get. Then, he'll cuddle me. Haha! I say that now, but as soon as I see their cute faces, I'll just pick him up and he'll run off. lol

Consequently, I have more photos of Marco than I do of Oscar.

Here's Marco:


He's lying upsidedown on the chair and putting his head through the hole under the armrest. I've flipped the following pics so his head isn't upsidedown.



It is very important that a Gentleman stays clean at all times.


Marco's tail has a kink in it that makes it bend 90 degrees towards the tip. This is not curled, it's how it is naturally.


Anything makes for a fun toy or sleeping place, such as this pillowcase


This is Oscar:





Marco likes to play in his red cube. Lots of hide-and-seek style games can be played in there and it's a great vantage point from which to view the world and pounce on unsuspecting passers by.









If there's one thing that the Gentlemen really excel at, it's relaxation. They know how to sleep. They can do it just about anywhere and in almost any position. Here are some fine examples.

Marco:






Oscar:

Yes, he was asleep here and not just trying to get away from me!

Together:



While I was there, we had a visit from Kate and Granny who brought along Tuppy, The Gentlemen's new cousin. It's fair to say that Oscar isn't Tuppy's biggest fan

They both kept a watchful eye on her for the entire visit, but fortunately no blood was shed!


And here's Tuppy herself. She's very sweet natured and has such a cute face.





Tuppy with Granny and Kate:



So now you've got to know the Adelaide branch of my furry family. They're all very loveable and photogenic, as pets should be.