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Life in a small town

Hi I live in a small country town in Queensland Australia which has a strong tourism flavour. I was born here and have lived here for all of my life apart from when I went to uni and also when I spent time in NZ.

All my life I have wanted to travel but for various reasons I have only recently been able to start some adventures.

This is what I see out my back door!

As Australians we often get asked whether kangaroos and wallabies are found bounding down our main streets. The answer is generally not in the middle of towns even as small as mine and definitely NOT in the big cities. However they are around. Unfortunately tourists tend to see more as road kill than alive. I have spent hundreds of dollars on my cars after unfortunate incidents which usually involve the roo bounding happily off after what it considers a minor prang.

Mind you this chap was quite happily alive and enjoying the sun this day. Pretty awesome animals even though I have seen them all my life. They are however a bit of a pest to farmers. Like many other animals modern agriculture and life in general has upset their natural way of being. Out in the west we have massive bores (water supplies) and planted areas which have allowed the roos to breed up into massive numbers. People often think it cruel that we kill (and some people even eat!) our national symbol. All I ask is that people try to see it from everyone's point of view before passing too much judgement on 'us Aussies'.

Sorry the pic is so small there is a roo right in the centre. I don't know how to make the photo any bigger. Sad.

And this is out the front

Relaxing on a spring day

Another animal shot - this little chap was having a sunbake out in the front garden. Refused to get out of my photos so I made him the subject.

I love living in a rural area with all the animals that come and go. Like most females I love my shopping both here and in my travels but ideally I would like to see places that have more animals and grass than shopping centres and carparks.

Intro Updated Jun 14, 2008
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Sassafrasskass Feb 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM Report Abuse

Sending big hugs :)
hopang Dec 25, 2011 at 1:41 AM Report Abuse

Hi Amanda, Wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012. Hope you have a wonderful time! ~ho & pang
tropicrd Dec 2, 2011 at 8:22 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for the birthday wish,Amanda--much appreciated xx
brendareed Nov 26, 2011 at 9:34 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for your kind words on my homepage, Amanda! I'm looking forward to reading your New Zealand pages :-)
wise23girl Nov 7, 2011 at 1:11 AM Report Abuse

Nice new review...I only enjoy camping with horses..too late now
Marg

Marg
mikehanneman Nov 1, 2011 at 8:17 AM Report Abuse

Please let me know how your Grand Canyon adventure went! Looked like you hit some good weather. I didn't see a place to click onto accept your friend request. Please let me know if you received it! Thanks....Mike
mustertal Oct 12, 2011 at 5:05 AM Report Abuse

I'll be in Wales soon to watch Wales play Australia at the Millennium Stadium.It's on 3rd December in Cardiff,maybe we'll get a look at the World Cup if we manage to win it, you're secret about the Kiwis is safe with me lol.
Kakapo2 Oct 5, 2011 at 1:23 AM Report Abuse

Yeah, technology can be sooo annoying, particularly if you have written something and can't send it, or it gets lost, or whatever. My story about the English rugby morons has made it to the front page of the Berlin newspaper LOL So now their "style" is known in rugby-ignorant Germany as well :-))) Have a nice evening, Sissi
TheView Oct 2, 2011 at 1:04 PM Report Abuse

Hey ...yes sure it is could. But if you get in a drysuite it is not as bad as it might look. I think it must be a whale photo you been looking at ;-) They are alowed to hunt whale up here for eating.
Agraichen Sep 24, 2011 at 7:13 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for stopping by. Your country is still on my top 5 list to visit but I've still got much to visit in my own country. Cheers.. btw...clear cache at least once a week.