Attn Dahlismarie

[Chantal]

Just curious, but is that a kookooburra on your avatar?

[DahlisMarie]

Hi Chantal
Yes it is. Or a Laughing Jackass as it was also known as.
This is a part of a porcelain plate I painted. Reducing the photo down so much has made it a bit blurred.
They are lovely birds and really do laugh. Though it is not so funny if they start at 4.30a.m.

[Chantal]

My only experience of them is from the Tinga & Tucker Show (children's B&W TV in the early 60s. T&T were koala bears and there was a character called Katy Kookooburra who had incredibly long eyelashes. There was Willie Wombat too as I recall, all manipulated by "Auntie Jean". Come on, who else remembers them?

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Chantal, how come we all seem to manage to remember the childrens programmes we used to watch, even down to the smallest detail.
I sill think some of the older childrens programmes are better than some of todays grown up ones.
I think your bird spotting skills are second to none.

Kind regards Old Herbaceous.

Theres no fool like an old fool.

[Tigger]

I remember the secret sign. Do you?

[Chantal]

No, I don't What was it? Show me at Malvern.

I can remember that the first 45rpm record I ever owned was "Over the Rickety Bridge" by the aforementioned koalas.