a reply

its been some months since I checked in on my 'gift' to a wombat hole.... (read the original post here)... this week I returned and found a definitive reply....





As I anticipated - wombats don't seem to appreciate what Encyclopaedia Brittanica has to say on the subject of wombats...




what a nice interactive installation we have jointly created (well that's what I'm calling the shredded encyclopaedia)

how to teach a wombat

I'm something of a magpie and have strange and ever growing collections of 'things' (read 'junk') - an activity that my family find harmless despite being somewhat unruly (what would I do without sheds?)

One of the largest parts of my 'collection' are my old books - encyclopaedias in particular (just can't resist a Rotary book sale) This week I started to play with some of my old sets.

And with one thing leading to another (as it does at Sams Creek) I decided to share part of my collection with a resident wombat... leaving them a volume of the Britannica (open to the 'wombat' entry of course) for them to peruse and add any wombat thoughts to...

I'll keep you posted of any developments in human/wombat, wombat/human education

wombats

ok so its running off in the opposite direction and not sitting nicely for a picture - but here is the young wombat I disturbed whilst taking pics of Sams Creek. The creek is a favourite home for wombats (and unfortunately many meet there end crossing the highway)... this little fellow actually has its burrow right beside the road - I mean right beside the road - its only 2m from the tar! So far its figured out how to go under the bridge to cross the road...


Most wombat burrows are on the sides of the creek - that's one there... snuggled under the roots of a she-oak.