this cyclone is getting pretty wild but the cats are chill about it and the new roof is staying on

weather update round two - the Mia perspective

weather update - starting to get wild out there

cyclone kit is ready

luckily the guys at fresh point don’t let anything stop them serving coffee

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the scrunchy paper makes him all bitey

but how do you keep your ears so well groomed? cat - I simply lick my leg and rub my head with it

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as a load bearing cat Mia has a number of expert techniques

for some reason this trellis is super attractive to dragonflies today

starting to look a bit spicy

he likes to get a solid nap in between second breakfast and afternoon siesta

I saw a frilled lizard this morning and didn’t get a pic but here’s one I saw a while ago

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cuteness meter just exploded

each pair of thongs has a different danger rating

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Finn finds ice cubes fascinating

from this angle you can really see how jaunty his tufts are

hydration is her beauty secret

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I have unwittingly created a kitty panopticon with the window seats

here we see Finn sleeping all day in his window seat, just as he would do in the wild

nice try Big Pillow

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I love it when they hang out together

getting this doesn’t concern you vibes

in other garden news there appears to be a native bee colony setting up under the pool filter

more garden wildlife - this is a six toothed rainbow skink which are native to Australia but not Darwin - possibly introduced here from the northeast bit of Australia where they are normally found

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I don’t remember installing this draft excluder

new backyard species spotted today - pretty sure this is a freckled monitor (Varanus tristis orientalis), this one about the size of a hand

equal access to scrunchy paper is a fundamental right

tadpole update - growing rapidly

one filled donut please

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being this fluffy is tiring work

me - I’ll put some of the scrunchy paper in Mia’s cardboard box so she can enjoy it too Finn

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my diplomacy techniques are largely churu based

Mia is supervising

new radiator cap *to allow more efficient transport of cat treats

he really loves the scrunchy paper

pro tip - driving off without remembering the charger is attached works best if you then don’t run over it

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Mia is playing the long game

this is now a kookaburra content account

thinking about culling box numbers led to more boxes arriving, one with scrunchy paper

frog hotel is open for business