{"id":1893,"date":"2011-04-11T09:10:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T09:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=6115"},"modified":"2019-02-05T10:46:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T00:46:38","slug":"peaceful-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/peaceful-picnic\/","title":{"rendered":"Peaceful picnic?????"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After being <strong>&#8216;GLUED to MY COMPUTER SCREEN&#8217;<\/strong> for the last few months , I have decided I really MUST\u00a0<strong> <\/strong>take more opportunities to<strong> &#8216;stop and smell the roses&#8217;. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So when my <strong>hubby&#8217;s Sunday job was cancelled<\/strong>&#8230; we decided to take the opportunity to go for a drive and <strong>a picnic<\/strong>, something we haven&#8217;t done in YEARS!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6116\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" title=\"Mt-Mee-Day-Trip\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Mt-Mee-Day-Trip.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mee Day Trip\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What a gorgeous day &#8211; blue skies and sunshine&#8230; not too hot as it&#8217;s autumn now, here in Australia&#8230; and I think that must have been why&#8230; <strong>we were NOT the only one&#8217;s out for a little bit of sunshine!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Yikes!!!!!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6123\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" title=\"Carpet-python-Snake-close-up\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Carpet-python-Snake-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"Carpet python snake close up\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This has got to be THE BIGGEST snake I have seen in the bush!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I am not really scared of these snakes as they are NOT poisonous, so I took lots of close -ish pics, BUT you can <strong>see why we got SUCH a fright &#8211;<\/strong> they are <strong>so well camouflaged <\/strong>that hubby nearly <strong>trod right on him!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6131\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" title=\"carpet-python\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/carpet-python.jpg\" alt=\"carpet python\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ALL UP<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We saw<strong> 3 snakes <\/strong>and <strong>3 goanas <\/strong>(BIG lizards &#8211; for non-Aussies)<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>So much for <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>a peaceful day&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6124\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" title=\"goana\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/goana.jpg\" alt=\"goana\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230; and one<strong> REALLY cute grasshopper <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> <\/strong>that calmed me down a bit!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>: )<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6125\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" title=\"Grasshopper\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Grasshopper.jpg\" alt=\"Grasshopper\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This cute little fella landed on our windscreen and stayed long enough for me to snap a quick pic!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Of the 3, I have to say I want to make a GRASSHOPPER PATTERN the MOST! <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Which would be YOUR favourite?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5343\" title=\"Teddy-bear-sig\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Teddy-bear-sig.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"125\" \/>Feeling a just a teeny little bit more chilled&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Bye for now,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pauline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"White-Spacer\" width=\"520\" height=\"30\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6592\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After being &#8216;GLUED to MY COMPUTER SCREEN&#8217; for the last few months , I have decided I really MUST\u00a0 take more opportunities to &#8216;stop and smell the roses&#8217;. 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