It Would be Roo-d Not to Include…

Having looked at the emu, one of the stars of the Australian coat of arms in our previous post, it would be rude not to look at the other half of the emblem, the kangaroo.

Roos are also the national animal of Australia.

And here’s a gallery of greys to help make your day.

(Of course, we shouldn’t forget that kangaroos are also the inspiration for this site, kangaeroo, the thinking kangaroo.

Cop A Gander At These Rippers Too...

  • With 10 Thumbs, Odds Were Always For 1 Being At Least Malachite, If Not Green

    I’m notoriously clumsy, making even the simplest task a monumental one, but having 10 thumbs also increased the odds of at least one of them being green, if not a little shade of malachite. Nah…just kidding….I’m still bloody unco, and trying to prove I’ve got something of a green thumb only served to verify that fact. With the weather finally warming–and brightening–I could turn more attention to the garden, and instead of letting things lie, I want to get involved and get things growing faster than nature will allow. So I set my eyes on the kangaroo paw I’d grown from seed. These plants were important to me precisely because…

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    豪州ど真ん中にあるBig Galah

    　Big Galahはオーストラリア独特なキッチュ「Big Things」の中ちょっとだけ特別な存在がある。 　Big Galahは南オーストラリア州キンバ町というところに位置している。キンバ町はオーストラリアの東海岸と西海岸の大体間中辺りにあるので、ある意味この「Big Things」が国の本格的な中心部にある。 　Big Galahはオウム科のモモイロインコの象徴だ。この鳥がよくキンバ町に集まり、同町が１９９３年にオブジェを建てた。「Halfway Across Australia」というお土産屋のまん前にあるBig Galahは高さ８メートル、広さ2.5メートルと重さ約2.3トンであり、巨大だ。 　ちなみに、この鳥が（理由不明でありながら）重要なオージー言葉であり、galahを人に対して言うと「アホ」や「ドジ」だという意味。 Panorama of The Big Galah supplied by Panoramic Earth View Larger Map 関連記事 An Aussie Chrissie The Strine Why Atorkin: Natchrule Strine Galah/アホ 豪キャブラリー：Galah Strine Dictionary

  • A Model Day

    Despite the icy midwinter temperature, Tokyo was gloriously sunny today. Regardless of the day, I try to walk as much as possible. Today’s reward was getting to see a gorgeous model having her photo taken!

  • Marvelous Marunouchi

    I’m loving life enormously at the moment, and a workplace in Marunouchi is helping in that. Marunouchi is the literal heart of Tokyo, being the closest district to the Imperial Palace, which is the reason why the city is Japan’s capital. It’s a delight rolling up to the office and feeling the centuries-long history of the area and adjacent Nihonbashi seeping in. My first day in Tokyo involved sitting down outside Tokyo Station, located in Marunochi, people watching while I waited to be collected. I love being able to look down from my workplace and see that spot, now a significantly different place than it was when I got here…

  • 泥棒が、、、コアラだった！

    オーストラリアアデレード市に「泥棒が自宅に入り込んだ見たい」という電話が14日午前中市内のある夫婦から警察当局に入り、警官が駆けつけたところすぐに「犯人」を捕まえた、、、コアラだった、とオーストラリア多文化放送局SBSが報道した。 　夫婦が無事だったし、結局何も盗まれなかった。 　一方、「犯人」のコアラもお騒ぎを起こした後、警官がだっこし、近くの森に放された。 　未確認ですが24時間中約22時間寝ると言われているコアラは、以降、恐らく再び寝入りしただろう。 「起訴することはなかったよ」とある警官がコメントしたらしい。 （元記事：英語）Koala sparks Adelaide police incident

  • Yakuza Battle! 多摩川での仁義なき戦い！

    My normal morning ride was rudely interrupted today when I had to stop at a set of traffic lights I usually only use for reference because there were dozens of cops loitering there. Japanese authorities have a tendency to over-react, so even though there were at least 30 officers, several patrol cars, an ambulance, paramedics and firefighters hanging around the Hino Bridge area, I didn’t think too much of it. I did think it a little strange that the bike path was roped off and cops mounting guard and patrolling on foot. It was only after discovering news on Facebook that I had witnessed the aftermath of a vicious battle…