There are a lot of Queenslanders on OLO.

Strangely, I love Canberra's climate. Crispy cold winter mornings with white frost and occasionally snow on the ground, to be followed by the best clear sunny days. Lately the winds have arrived and they are cold - straight off the snowies. Autumn is beautiful with bright reds and oranges contrasting with the pinks and green of spring. My girls were saying lately how they can smell Spring - it was true the distinct smell of pollen and honey in the air.

Examinator, we have a family of blue wrens in our garden lately - they are so cute and they love the new straw I have set around the apple orchard. Also many parrots and Currawong. One year we were honoured with a visit by the black Gang Gang cockatoos during the drought.

Now Bronny, you really are a very naughty girl.

I hope you are still in the corner, facing the wall. You must stay there all night, just with a bottle of water and a little girl’s potty to pee in ):>|

There I was having a lovely daydream and I had to go and read your horrible post! Fancy that, just completely out of the blue someone badmouths poor innocent ol’ Ludwig. And someone whom I thought was a nice person {:<o

Now if only your beloved CJ could debate matters sensibly without either slandering those he disagrees with or deserting the thread when he can’t answer the questions or sensibly further the debate, then I wouldn’t get tetchy with him. And I’m certainly not alone in this criticism. Numerous posters have made similar comments. (Just when that nasty clash between Lud and Ceej seemed to be smoothed over, you’ve opened old wounds!)

And as for Ludwig being soundly thrashed, you’ve got to be daydreaming. On all of the numerous threads centred on asylum seekers, immigration and population growth, the majority opinion has well and truly been on Ludwig’s side.

And you’re guilty of the same big flaw as CJ – deserting the thread when the questions get too hard. You’ve done that on more than one occasion. But at least you don’t resort to racist or bigoted slurs.

Bronwyn, will do me a favour please. Start up a new general thread centred on the points over which you think I was thrashed and we’ll thrash it out once again….and see who comes up short.

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Pelican, what sort of parrots are in your garden?

Hi Ludwig
I am not a great ornithologist but we get mainly the Eastern and Crimson Rosellas. Lots of other birds too like Wattle Birds, honeyeaters, magpies, sulphur crested cockatoos and galahs (and not just the ones up at Parliament House). You can often see kookaburras in the outskirts or at the Botanic Gardens sitting in the old gum trees...

:-)

Dear Ludwig,

We've got heaps of Indian mynah birds,
wattle-birds, magpies, crows, finches,
starlings, blackbirds, galahs, bell-birds,
on a rare occasion - cockatoos, and red-crested
parrots. We've had foxes sunbaking in the garden
and of course - ring-tailed possums. There's a
huge park near our home - which has a far greater
variety of flora and fauna. And, in summer - watch
out for snakes.

Foxy, I knew you were foxxy, but sunbaking foxes in your garden. Now that’s really foxxxy!

Alright that’s it for me. I’m awf to bed….to bury my head under my pillow!

Dear Examinator and Ludwig

Thanks both for a good laugh.

Ludwig, I could take you up on a few points, but I'd better not. That naughty corner is not much fun!

I won't start a thread myself, but I'm sure one will happen along sooner or later. No doubt we'll continue to disagree, unless of course you finally happen to see the light! :)