I am a 53 year old woman from Australia.
I am a drainer, and have worked for my local council for near of 25 years
and am still suffering the consequences of my actions! lol!!!!!!!!!!!
My favourite pastimes are writing, sketching and spending time playing
computer games.
I love good comedies, world war two movies and documenteries.
I love 60's and 70's music
and I adore all animals, big and small, my favourites being birds.
Thank you Symphony for this wonderful picture you did for me.
Each week I will be putting something different in this spot.
| Dragons do exist! |
The Komodo dragon is the world's largest flesh-eating lizard and living reptile. This amazing creature is only found in the wild on four small Indonesian islands, where they are vulnerable to disease, volcanic activity, and competition with feral dogs and man. It lives on the islands of Komodo, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The Komodo is an endangered species and there are only about 5,000 of them in existence around the world, including a small number kept and bred in zoos. This giant lizard can grow to 3 meters (10 feet) long, and has an average weight of 70 kg (155 pounds). Komodo dragons are dangerous predators with sharp serrated teeth more like a shark's than a reptile's. Swift runners, they can swim and climb trees, and they can use their tail as a weapon and swing it like a club. They find most of their food by smell. Like shakes they 'taste' the air with their tongues, which are deeply forked and collect scent molecules from the air. They have an acute sense of smell and can detect the scent of decaying remains from up to 5km (3 miles). While Komodos like to eat dead things, they also prey on wild pigs, water buffalo and deer. They have a huge capacity for food, often eating up to half of their body weight in one meal. They are also cannibalistic, sometimes eating their own kind. They eat almost all of a carcass, consuming flesh, skin and even bones. A large Komodo can swallow a whole wild pig; their jaws expand like a snake's. Their bite is often lethal because the bacteria in their mouths is so poisonous that wounds often do not heal, and their victim, if it manages to escape, dies in a day or two. Although often regarded as pests, Komodos are not a serious danger to humans. In order to protect the dragon, the Indonesian government has made the islands of Padar and Rinca into nature reserves for both the lizard and its prey. Commercial trade in specimens or skins is illegal under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The Komodo dragon can live up to 40 years. Although often regarded as pests, Komodos are not a serious danger to humans. In order to protect the dragon, the Indonesian government has made the islands of Padar and Rinca into nature reserves for both the lizard and its prey. Commercial trade in specimens or skins is illegal under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. |
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, and quote is "Life wasn't meant to be easy - but give it a bash anyhow!". - I am a 53 year old woman (Australia)
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Poems I'm focused on
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Pat was a rat and I’m certain of that
While Pete was a Parrot with pride -
Down in the orchard where the apple trees grow
He wanders in the dim morning light55 lines, 19 comments, November 15
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Who shook my tree cried the monkey from above
As he gazed down to the forest floor below -
It’s kinda cosy in this spot
We four have found today -
There’s a mighty big wind coming out of the sky
A rustle of leaves as it’s moving on by -
I’d like to tell you all a tale about a dog that ate a snail
But not just any snail by far – he was the next Olympic star -
There once was a stick that wanted to be
More than a stick from a dying tree48 lines, 20 comments, October 23. In Humor
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A Bull Ant came down from the Anthill today
And stopped at a nest of Red Ants on the way -
Like the gathering of the phantoms
The mist rolled o’re the land31 lines, 19 comments, October 19. In Nature
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A fox may glide and a bat may fly
A lizard may drop his tail10 lines, 18 comments, October 3
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There once was a little white duck
Who was blind in both his eyes44 lines, 16 comments, October 1. In Animals
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The helipad is ready and I’m taking off in flight
There’s something very precious on the wind -
She is the golden Moon of light that travels by and by
She leaves when day is calling and the Sun lights up the sky -
Some peoples see us on our bike
And ask us where we're going -
He woke up one morning to a great thickly fog
That was spreading all over the land -
I came home one afternoon to find an emu at my door
I looked at him, he looked at me, I wasn’t really sure -
I’ve come to visit you today
So don’t be shy – don’t run away44 lines, 8 comments, September 12. In Space
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With the light of the day reaching up from beyond the horizon,
We awaken once more to remember.
Active Contests
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The animal world can give us all much to smile about and quite a few chuckles along the way, and this particualr picture did just that.800 points, ends November 28, 7 entries
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i'm back and once again with another picture prompt. It all so very easy when you think about it. Take a gander at the pictur
My Poetry
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There’s a long winding road that runs northward
Where the kangaroos once bound upon the plane
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a humble servant on November 17hey hey!
I just got your guestbook entry. I loved it!
How are you??
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UnManned4Ever on October 30steals all the animals off your page and runs off leaving muddy footprints behind.
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Rose Angel : Hidear Lee on October 24Have had a busy few weeks with relatives here with Canadian Thanksgiving two weeks ago and a brother up from the state of Georgia... so you know I have not had alot of time on line...Love your pictures on your page....I would be painting the country if I lived there too! You are a dear...See you mate soon!....Rosemary
