With the terrible loss of wildlife this summer season due to the Australian bushfires my family were good enough to give a me a couple of animals for Christmas.......

Now, the Praying Mantis is fine....just sits there and gives me a green look every now and then.
But the duck is a pain in the a*se, it just won't leave me be. Everywhere I go in the garden he/she needs to be involved!

Just loves the big succulents......little bit of dry litter there, don't want to encourage a bushfire!

Caught you.........

My Brown coat almost blends in with the Madagascan Periwinkles!

Hmmmm, Petunias need a water!

My God, look at the state of that verandah post....definitely due for a rub down and re-paint

I will just hide outside the guests door and give em a 'quack' when they come out.....better than getting 'goosed'!

Maybe I will hide in the driveway, they will never see me in amongst this purple.

Fancy a tomato or two or three.....hundred, they are everywhere!

Or a strawberry or two......

Zuchinnis, garlic and climbing beans .....a duck could actually get fat here!

It is possibly not proper to poke fun at the animal world when so much of it is suffering at present but I think that's one of the great things about living in this country,.....we never lose our sense of humour, and, as Monty Python said .....'Always look on the bright side of life'!!
Cheers.......Rob