the girls and i went off on what may be our last big day out for a while...to a local wildlife park. nothing could be better for 2 little animal lovers than getting to hand-feed and pat all kinds of kangaroos in the acres of parkland they roam in. unlike the roos we see eating mum's veggie patch these were very tame - one didn't even mind when yindi accidentally stepped on it's tail!
there were lots of little joeys snuggling in their mumma's pouches - all day long we say tiny feet and tails sticking out, and finally late in the afternoon ivy sat feeding this beauty and out popped little baby's head! it was beautiful.
and then i turned around to find yindi munching away on a gumleaf as well!
finally, have you ever seen such a funny creature as a wombat? they really crack me up - oh we love australian animals...strange and wondrous things!
Oh my- I so wish I could come soem day and see them all live too :) The wombat really cracks me up :)
Posted by: Nat | August 29, 2009 at 04:47 AM
Wow! Fab day out and I just love that wombat!
Sue xx
Posted by: SusieJ | August 29, 2009 at 05:08 AM
wow which park is this? my kids would love it.
Posted by: kathy koo | August 29, 2009 at 07:23 AM
oh my goodness. your children are so lucky. we have a children's book called, "Found You Little Wombat". He looks so adorable!
Posted by: Karen C. | August 29, 2009 at 08:18 AM
what a cool experience for your little girls! The most we see of those is in a zoo, and you definitely can't pet them there! Amazing.
Sarah M
ps-if you like Wombats, your littlest might like the (adorable!) story called "I Curl up In A Ball" about a spunky wombat!
Posted by: Sarah M | August 29, 2009 at 10:03 AM
How great to be able to get up close and personal with all these wonderful animals!☺
Posted by: Holly C. | August 29, 2009 at 11:17 AM
These pictures are so sweet! I want to visit Australia now so I can play with baby kangaroos!
Posted by: Rachel | August 29, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Oh how cute and snuggly!
:-)
Posted by: PixieDust | August 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM
How cute.
Posted by: christine | August 29, 2009 at 12:19 PM
My goodness- this is so awesome! I don't think I've ever seen a wombat before. They look so cute and funny-looking. :) I find it amazing that you have kangaroos in your garden sometimes- I don't think I've ever seen one in real life even. Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing. :) I think I need to come visit Australia now...
Posted by: Brit S. | August 29, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Oh my! My older dog actully looks a little like a small wombat... How fun! Thanks for sharing, :D
Posted by: Violet | August 29, 2009 at 12:59 PM
AMAZING! I want to go there right this second. I have a stuffed animal wombat from my trip down under in 2001. It's my favorite. Miss you guys!!
Posted by: Amy Tangerine | August 29, 2009 at 01:17 PM
WOW - you post the coolest stuff. I love learning about living over there, it's so interesting all the different things. LOVE these posts of yours!! Thank you!
Posted by: Cyndi | August 29, 2009 at 04:01 PM
Love it! Just called my two girls over to see your photos. It is such an amazing thing to be able to introduce your children to such amazing creatures. We all especially love the wombat. Last night we read the book "Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball" which has a wombat as the main character. It is nice to be able to show the girls what a real wombat looks like. Thank you so much for sharing!
Posted by: L. Bruner | August 29, 2009 at 09:30 PM
ohh geesh, this reminds me of a few weeks ago when Mum and I took Hattie to the local wildlife park. She was feeding this whopping great kangaroo and out of the blue it booted her with its back feet. She went flying and was traumatised for about 15 minutes. She even got a big welt on her chest!!! We think its cause she was wearing a bright red coat!!!!! She loves the wombats now!
Posted by: Chelsea | August 30, 2009 at 06:28 AM
Cute animals and cute little girls, I want to visit Australia some day !!!!
Posted by: Isabel | August 30, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Well, not sure about the wombat but goddness, austarlian men are pretty darn cute! hahahaha! I would love to see a kangaroo up close, but with my luck with animals I would surely get "booted"!!
I put australia back on my to see list, now that I know you have cute potty houses with mosaic floors! hee-hee!
Posted by: jackie d | August 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM
so wonderful!!!
Posted by: natalea | August 30, 2009 at 11:45 AM
What a perfect Aussie day!!! Roos are the cutest!!! Your girls looked like they were having a joyous time. :)
Posted by: Andi | August 30, 2009 at 05:37 PM
Okay Wombats are weird LOL Love all the pics and glad they were friendly kangeroos we dont have much weird stuff over here across the ditch - YEAH RIGHT hee hee hee xoxo
Posted by: mummymoo | August 30, 2009 at 06:32 PM
i love australian animals...and that wombat looks like a small child you could snuggle with
Posted by: angela | August 30, 2009 at 09:19 PM
thought I recognised the background in the roo photos - I have exactly the same wombat photo except with surrounded by boys not girls!
Posted by: Amanda McGregor | August 30, 2009 at 10:04 PM
wow!! what a wonderfull place!!! :D
Posted by: sabina | August 31, 2009 at 05:30 AM
You're girls are adorable! How fun to get to pet those cool animals. Love the wombat!
Posted by: Wendy | August 31, 2009 at 09:59 AM
I chose a koala bear as the animal I wanted to be when I was a kid. How cute they are! And so cool that you and the girls got to touch those animals. It's so neat to see different types of animals than we see at our zoos. The girls look happy, awesome photos!
Posted by: Jennifer | August 31, 2009 at 12:38 PM