2016-12-07 05:54 Santa Clauses in Australia
Y (Kuma's owner)
It's already December and my 6th Christmas in Australia is coming.
You may think that enough time has passed to get used to a hot Christmas if I have been living in Australia for over five years but it is not so. I still have a feeling of strangeness for a hot Christmas. Even if I hear one of the famous Christmas songs like "White Christmas", my feeling does not become Christmas mode under the strong sunshine.
I went shopping yesterday and I saw a lady who was preparing for the service of taking a picture with Santa Claus for children. Santa Clauses in Australia wear the same clothes in other countries, a long-sleeved red jacket, black boots and a hat with fluffy white boa. They mostly appear in shopping centres, therefore they can stay in an air conditioning area but I still feel sorry for them. It must be a tough job, isn't it?
It's difficult to enjoy the mood of a white Christmas here but Aussies enjoy the Australian way of Christmas. I love to see Australian Christmas cards. I saw several funny pictures; Santa Claus enjoys surfing, wearing sun glasses, short pants with a beer bottle in his hand or riding on a sled that is pulled by kangaroos.
I think Santa Claus comes from Finland but he seems to be having a good time with the Aussie style Christmas here. When in Australia, do as the Aussies do! This is a tip to enjoy a summer Christmas.
2016-12-06 01:33 The nesting of the Superb Fairy-wren
Y (Kuma's owner)
I love birds. There are lots of wild birds around here and I see them every day. About one month ago, I noticed that my hanging basket was getting poor-looking day by day. I wondered what happened to my basket.
A few days later, I saw a tiny brown bird pulling a fiber from the hanging basket's palm. Well, I was not happy with the shabby hanging basket but once I noticed the reason of the losing fibers, I felt happy.
The birds were Superb Fairy-wren. They are tiny and beautiful birds, especially the males have beautiful blue feathers. Yesterday, I heard a little peep from the hedge. I wish I had a 200mm lens of my camera.
