To make up for his lack of interest in fancy dress, here's a photo from earlier in the year. It has a pumpkin in it. (And a less-groomed Wombat.)
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Happy Halloween from The Wombat
The Wombat got dressed up for a Halloween party; shame his moustache kept falling off.
To make up for his lack of interest in fancy dress, here's a photo from earlier in the year. It has a pumpkin in it. (And a less-groomed Wombat.)
To make up for his lack of interest in fancy dress, here's a photo from earlier in the year. It has a pumpkin in it. (And a less-groomed Wombat.)
Thursday, 29 October 2009
The Wombat in China
The Wombat spent the last couple of weeks of October travelling through China (with a new handler). Here are some of his holiday snaps...
If The Wombat sits on the Great Wall, can he be seen from space?
The Wombat checks out the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, and dreams of winning gold... in the marsupial sprint, perhaps? (Shame he's a year late.)
If this is the Forbidden Palace, is it OK for The Wombat to look at it?
The Wombat took a trip down the River Yangtze - he's not actually on the edge of the boat here, which he was very relieved about.
The Wombat is impressed by the giant head, although he's not sure who it belongs to...
This is as close as The Wombat managed to get to a real panda - they are vegetarians, right?
If The Wombat sits on the Great Wall, can he be seen from space?
The Wombat checks out the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, and dreams of winning gold... in the marsupial sprint, perhaps? (Shame he's a year late.)
If this is the Forbidden Palace, is it OK for The Wombat to look at it?
The Wombat took a trip down the River Yangtze - he's not actually on the edge of the boat here, which he was very relieved about.
The Wombat is impressed by the giant head, although he's not sure who it belongs to...
This is as close as The Wombat managed to get to a real panda - they are vegetarians, right?
Saturday, 24 October 2009
More castle-visiting for The Wombat
Back in the summer, The Wombat took a trip around Donegal, including through the Glenveagh National Park. He liked it so much that he decided to go back in September, and this time, to visit the castle. (He likes castles a lot.)
Although no photos were allowed in Glenveagh Castle itself, The Wombat greatly enjoyed the short tour. Even if all the stag motifs all over the place were a bit much.
The weather wasn't all that great, but the gardens still looked lovely - here The Wombat is looking at the back of the orangery.
Outside of the sheltered grounds, the weather was very blustery - The Wombat had to cling tightly to this fence to avoid being blown into the old swimming pool or the lough below!
Although no photos were allowed in Glenveagh Castle itself, The Wombat greatly enjoyed the short tour. Even if all the stag motifs all over the place were a bit much.
The weather wasn't all that great, but the gardens still looked lovely - here The Wombat is looking at the back of the orangery.
Outside of the sheltered grounds, the weather was very blustery - The Wombat had to cling tightly to this fence to avoid being blown into the old swimming pool or the lough below!
Sunday, 18 October 2009
How we used to live - USA & Ireland
Near Omagh in Northern Ireland is the Ulster-American Folk Park, a mostly-outdoor museum which aims to show how people lived in the mid-1800s - those who stayed in Ireland and those who left for the States. It has lots of reconstructed buildings which illustrate life on both sides of the Atlantic, with lots of farmland around them.
Here The Wombat is trying to decide what this piece of farm equipment might have been used for.
He wasn't too sure whether it was safe to be surrounded by so many chicken. Maybe he'd be OK if he sat up high?
In the bar, he was thwarted by an empty glass (probably just as well).
And in school, he learnt a valuable lesson.
Finally, in preparation for his future travels, he checked out the cost of being posted to the US. Not sure if he realises those are 1800s prices, though...
Here The Wombat is trying to decide what this piece of farm equipment might have been used for.
He wasn't too sure whether it was safe to be surrounded by so many chicken. Maybe he'd be OK if he sat up high?
In the bar, he was thwarted by an empty glass (probably just as well).
And in school, he learnt a valuable lesson.
Finally, in preparation for his future travels, he checked out the cost of being posted to the US. Not sure if he realises those are 1800s prices, though...
Monday, 5 October 2009
Views of Belfast
It's a general rule that when you live in an area, you don't usually do much sight-seeing there. Well, The Wombat is happy to be an exception to that rule, and spent a fairly bright autumn afternoon last week wandering around some bits of Belfast.
He started out by going up in the dome at the Victoria Square shopping centre, to take in the views. Thankfully, there's a lift; his short little legs would never have managed the stairs.
Back at ground level, he went to view the Albert memorial clock - it was built back in the 1860s on rather soggy ground and has a worrying lean.
He then had a stroll down to the weir to view the River Lagan - here you can see the M3 bridge, with the World Heritage-listed cranes, Samson and Goliath, in the background.
And also down at the weir, he had a look at the Big Fish - its ceramic scales have prints of playbills, newspaper cartoons and advertisements, and other things to commerate Belfast's history.
He started out by going up in the dome at the Victoria Square shopping centre, to take in the views. Thankfully, there's a lift; his short little legs would never have managed the stairs.
Back at ground level, he went to view the Albert memorial clock - it was built back in the 1860s on rather soggy ground and has a worrying lean.
He then had a stroll down to the weir to view the River Lagan - here you can see the M3 bridge, with the World Heritage-listed cranes, Samson and Goliath, in the background.
And also down at the weir, he had a look at the Big Fish - its ceramic scales have prints of playbills, newspaper cartoons and advertisements, and other things to commerate Belfast's history.
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