Thursday, 7 July 2011

How the mighty have... shrunk?

Scientists in Australia have identified the skeleton of a three-tonne wombat the size of a 4x4, which lived two million years ago (see the BBC story).

What with only being 14cm from nose to tail-tag, The Wombat has gone into temporary hiding out of sheer envy.

Sunday, 19 June 2011

A quick visit to Switzerland

The Wombat didn't spend much time in Switzerland, but he did get a chance to admire the famous fountain in Lake Geneva.

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Arty in the archive

Since The Wombat hasn't been anywhere much for a long time, we thought we'd share this artistic shot of him from his New Orleans trip.

Monday, 11 April 2011

Castles in Connemara

The Wombat had a quick trip to watch some friends run the Connemarathon. Before heading home, he went to see Aughnanure Castle.



Here he is in a tree. It was indeed an ancient yew tree.

Sunday, 10 April 2011

Stone walls and the grass is green...

Here's to the Saw Doctors and the N17! The Wombat, on his way down to Connemara.