The variety of plant and animal life here is like nothing I've ever seen before. It really is fascinating that Australia has so much life that you can find no where else on the planet. All of these pics were taken around their home.
One of my favorite family of plants. Zingiberaceae. Ginger, cardamom, and turmeric belong in this plant family just to name a few. This is turmeric. The first one I've seen growing firsthand.
I'm not even kidding this freaked me out.. I thought it was a giant spider at first ah ha.
Giant almost basketball size Pomelo's.
Buddha's hand. Full of citrusy deliciousness.
Finger limes! Never seen or tasted these before until now.
Bruce & Llan have two sets of baby chicks, and the first morning I woke up the second family was hatching. Most of them hatched just fine but a couple didn't so we put them out on the table for nature to eat up.
Oscar. What a gentlemen!
These guys are called Guinea Fowls. They come from Africa and they do an excellent job at keeping the snakes away.
Brothers.
First family.
Second family. Freshly hatched baby chickies!
I found a book written by The Dalai Lama and opened it randomly and the words described exactly how I feel.
"We cannot escape the necessity of love & compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicated philosophy, doctrine, or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need, so long as we practice these in our daily lives, then no matter if we are learned or unlearned, whether we believe in Buddha or God, or follow some other religion or none at all, as long as we have compassion for others and conduct ourselves with restraint out of a sense of responsibility, there is no doubt we will be happy."
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