Showing posts with label Cockatoo(s). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cockatoo(s). Show all posts

Friday, June 19, 2009

The flying chickens

Early this morning our walnut tree was raided by a group of Sulphur crested cockatoos. They lurve the walnuts.

They were quite relaxed about me taking photos. I guess they kind of know that people don't climb in the tree anyway.

After I dropped off Nicole I went to the supermarket.

When I came home I was greeted by a card my mom and dad sent me.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Luke likes doughnuts

As I was leaving the house this morning, a flock of white cockies landed in the walnut tree again.

Walking to work I noticed this shop window. I really hope it's not a clothing shop...

Half way the morning I thought it was time for doughnuts again. My colleagues Luke and Mark chipped in as well and I got us a box of 12 doughnuts.

Luke was obviously thrilled.

I walked a small round at lunch time. Mainly because I walked the wrong way looking for a cash machine but never mind that.

The company I work for is called ISS (group). There are two other ISS'. One does security and the other one cleans (or are they called hygiene engineers these days?). The cleaner guys were parked across the road during lunch.

I take the bus home these days. It's quite relaxed I have to say. I leave work just before the rush starts and the stop where I catch the bus is the first stop so the bus is almost empty when it comes meaning good seating possibilities!

It was getting dark on the way home and the lights went on to shine over the palm trees in the park.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

The cockies

In the morning a small flock of Cockatoos came by again to plunder our walnut tree. They can be quite noisy but they are very beautiful birds. Rather big too.

They pick the walnuts, try to open them and if they can't they drop them where ever. The first time they did this we scared ourselves shitless because they mostly drop them on a metal roof of the shed which is VERY loud...

We met Caroline, Stephen and Lachlan for lunch. It was a nice gig :-)

I continued working on my power supply today doing research mostly but I did want to mount the new transformer. Three times I walked passed a tap and die set at Bunnings and decided against buying it. I felt it would be handy at some point but just not at that time. Today was that time I needed them so we drove down when it started to get dark.

Not many people use these I think because they don't seem to sell at all while the quality ain't that bad at all...

I needed a few taps so I could screw my new transformer onto the casing.

It sits nice and tight now.