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Well, then,. I sure will. When (I hope not 'if') I get back down there. Ha Doug On 13-Mar-06, at 6:34 PM, Andrew Burke wrote: > Jill, Doug and y'all - > I live across the road from tall white gums and reeds, running down to > the > Swan River. We have frequent visits from kookaburras, all laughing > their > heads off at our feeble gardening exploits. Come visit next time > you're in > town! > > Andrew > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jill Jones" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:20 AM > Subject: Re: help--translation query > > >> Hi Doug, >> >> I remember kookas a lot when I was a kid but they seem less frequent >> now and certainly not much around our parts. They're pretty amazing >> when they get going, that's for sure. >> >> Cheers, >> Jill >> >> On Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at 03:49 AM, Douglas Barbour wrote: >> >>> Whoo boy, I was so busy with our returning Writers-in-Residence for >>> the past four days that I had not time to catch up with all the >>> sudden >>> conversation on birds, just now getting on. But do I ever remember >>> the >>> sound of the kookaburra, Jill, usually sitting on the porches, or not >>> much further away. >>> >>> I'm with those who chose 'fluff' etc, Mark. >>> >>> Doug >> _______________________________________________________ >> Jill Jones >> >> Latest books: >> Broken/Open. Available from Salt Publishing >> http://www.saltpublishing.com/books/smp/1844710416.htm >> >> Where the Sea Burns. Wagtail Series. Picaro Press >> PO Box 853, Warners Bay, NSW, 2282. [log in to unmask] >> >> Struggle and radiance: ten commentaries (Wild Honey Press) >> http://www.wildhoneypress.com >> >> web site: http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~jpjones >> blog1: Ruby Street http://rubystreet.blogspot.com/ >> blog2: Latitudes http://itudes.blogspot.com/ > > Douglas Barbour 11655 - 72 Avenue NW Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9 (780) 436 3320 What’s received’s given out in smaller measure. The speaker as hearer comprehends what he can’t say, a music of what sounds him. Wayne Clifford