I saw a wallaby vomit yesterday. IT WAS SO
FUNNY. I know what you’re thinking and don’t get all high and mighty just hear
me out.
My parent’s own some acreage out in Esk
that overlooks the Wivenhoe damn and it’s a beautiful and soulful place that I
try and get to each fortnight. We put dry feed pellets out for the wallabies
and seeds for the birds, and when I woke up at dawn with my dad, we watched
about a dozen wallabies and about thirty cockatoos, parrots and galahs come
sweeping down to eat. It’s a beautiful sight, and it never ceases to provide me
with excellent time for reflection.
The funny thing occurred when one of the
big male Wallabies had been steadily eating for about ten minutes, and keeping
the younger ones away from the food because he’s a big dickhead. I named him
‘El-douchebag-orado’. I don’t really know where that name came from, but that’s his
name. So, he’s head-down-tail-up munching away, and then all of a sudden he
sits up straight and is dead still for a few seconds, then he just starts
beating his stomach with his tiny little forearms and doing this kind of
worm-slash-bodyroll move and his tail is flailing around and it kind of looks
like he’s having a disco fit. Then he stops, he opens his mouth, and a sloppy
moosh of half-digested food just pours limply out of his open jaws.
I KNOW, RIGHT!? IT WAS ABSURD!
It’s easily the most absurd thing I’ve seen
since getting back to Australia. I can’t believe I thought things in this
country were relatively normal. And no, sorry, I don’t have a picture of it,
because I was too in awe (read: laughing maniacally).
The other cool thing about this acreage (it’s
name is The Rusty Roo) is that I’ve found a beautiful shady spot in amongst the
deep bush where I’ve decided to build a small lean-to / shack / shed out of
natural materials. I’m going to cabin porn for inspiration, but if anyone has any ideas I’d love to hear
them. I’ll be starting work on the weekend of the 31st, and I’ll
take some hipster / posey / rustic pictures. I’m very excited.
I didn't comment this because I assume you already know that I spilled coffee to my shirt when I read this.
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