The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo

  'Get to your places!' shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder, and people began running about in all directions, tumbling up against each other; however, they got settled down in a minute or two, and the game began. Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches'. 

 

 Taking a break at the Essendon Croquet Club in Brewster Street.

Duck in for a break

The little brown duck on the left doesn't seem terribly concerned by the crocodile on the right. It just seemed like a nice spot to have a break.  Ducks in Richardson Street -why not?

Wildlife sanctuary, Queen's Park

The islands in Queen's Park, Moonee Ponds, are now providing sanctuary to wildlife a little
larger than ducks.

Take the kiddiewinks down to see the kangaroos and emu.  Quite a surprise.  I wonder if anyone saw them swimming over?

Dolphins return

Dolphins frolic in Pipemaker's Park, Maribyrnong, celebrating the return of dolphins to the river (no date).

Gardening tip #2

If you are having trouble with those crocodiles you acquired to scare the birds out of the garden beds, giraffes could be a good option.  Seen at Poynton's, Moonee Ponds,  on Saturday.

Gardening tip

To prevent birds scratching through garden beds and making a mess on the paths, keep a crocodile on hand.  Keen gardeners in Richardson Street, Essendon have started the trend.