"I'm tied up at the moment."
Funny Animal Photos by Ty Buchanan
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A Stockman's Life Is a Little Easier
Australian stockmen used to lives of absolute isolation, controlling cattle for months on end, going into small towns infrequently. Drovers spending their lives in pubs drinking beer was a myth.
Today, the Internet has allowed people who live and work in outback stations to stay in contact with friends and relatives. Businesses are run using computers. Information flow is now immediate, where in the past getting a newspaper only a day or so old was a luxury.
People now know if rain is on its way. This was always an unknown factor years ago. The horse is not the only mode of transport. Motorbikes are used on stations. Some people even own and fly a helicopters and planes.
Processing of cattle now day just a few days. Few animals are missed with transportable trapping devices placed at strategic points. Staff has been halved. Workers can usually get back to the station every day. Drovers no longer work 100 hour weeks; they used to give stamped letters to passing motorists for posting somewhere along the way.
Most cattle these days are transported by road. It is more cost-effective and faster. Repairing fences is still one of the chores, but aircraft make the job more efficient and much quicker to do. Country people will still tell you that life is harder than in the cities. The sun beats down as hot as it used to.
Conservation by Ty Buchanan
Share ArticleHappy Halloween
Hi there, guess I am the lucky one to get dressed up for this holiday. I am trying to be a Ballet dancer with my Tutu on. Wonder if my friend Tutu is getting dressed up too.
And it is me again, and this time I am Dorothy. How do you think I look?? We are all going trick or treating right here at home. Hope that Person has our treats ready.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
We are hoping to go get Orange Boy this morning. He is doing a little better. Whoooo Hooooo.
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Orange Boy is now home and seems so much better. He is still very congested but eating some nice tooona.
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We sure hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween.
Happy Halloween Eve.
Happy Halloween from those two silly donkeys. Just look at what they did. They painted the fence all orange and also the grass, those bad boys. They do have a good time. Our good friend Ann over at
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Hi there, Mahoney here with my Halloween sock when I was just a little kitten.
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Orange Boy is still in the vet clinic. Will update as soon as I know something.
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We sure hope everyone has a great day.
Zoolatry
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Orange Boy is still in the vet clinic. Will update as soon as I know something.
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We sure hope everyone has a great day.
Cat Loo Look
New Ground Dwellers Found in Northern Australia
A large country with a low population has a lot to offer in regard to potential scientific discoveries. There are many places which individuals have not visited in a long, long time. Look around and there may be a few surprises.
Cape York and Cape Melville are virtual "lost worlds". New animals have been discovered by a team exploring the mountainous areas. New reptiles have been discovered that have to be given official names: a gold-colored skink and a leaf-tailed gecko. A new yellow, brown-spotted frog was also found. Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles, because they change from tadpoles into frogs.
Being mountainous and relatively inaccessible northern parts of Australia are pristine regions just waiting for visits from scientists. Though it gets very hot, mountain rainforest regions stay wet all year round, so rare species can survive for thousands of years. More intensive searches are planned for the near future.
Conservation by Ty Buchanan
Share ArticleTabby Tuesday
Hi there, Maggie here. TK and Pip's Mom was playing with our new camera and took this picture. And we all liked it a lot.
Mahoney here, sitting right next to the person while she works on the computer. We are so enjoying our new trees.
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Our Friend Orange Boyzo is very sick. He has an upper respiratory infection but his throat is so sore that he can't eat. And he has a horrible sounding cough. So any purrs that you can spare would be terrific. Thanks
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UPDATE on Orange Boy
Orange Boy is now at the vet clinic getting all kinds of treatment so keep your paws crossed for him.
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UPDATE on Orange Boy
Orange Boy is now at the vet clinic getting all kinds of treatment so keep your paws crossed for him.
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Hope everyone has a terrific day.
Mancat Monday
Hi there, Khaki here. This little ledge up here is where I like to eat. So I am jumping up here to get some nice foods.
I have had my good food now and so I am snoooopervising the world out there. Everything is all right at the moment.
Hi there Orange Boyzo here. I am having my food up on the shelf. It is much safer up here.
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Everyone try to have a really fun day.
Capitalism is Bad for Us
Research shows that capitalism is bad for us. Since the 1970s there has been an increase in mental illness of adults and children. Indications are that it is due to capitalism because the rise has been noted in English speaking capitalist countries and not in non-English speaking non-capitalist nations.
About 23 per cent of Americans, Britons, Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians suffered in the last 12 months, but only 11.5% of Germans, Italians, French, Belgians, Spaniards and Dutch. Could language itself be a factor? Selfish Capitalism has massively increased the wealth of the rich, robbing the average earner to give to the rich. But there is no "trickle-down effect" despite what politicians say.
Real wages have decreased in the US over the last three decades. Governments have reduced tax payments of the rich, placing responsibility for payment on low income earners. Nothing is being done to reduce "middle class welfare". Many people use the term middle class when they are really speaking about the wealthy upper class. There seems to be an odd taboo about saying the words "upper class".
About 23 per cent of Americans, Britons, Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians suffered in the last 12 months, but only 11.5% of Germans, Italians, French, Belgians, Spaniards and Dutch. Could language itself be a factor? Selfish Capitalism has massively increased the wealth of the rich, robbing the average earner to give to the rich. But there is no "trickle-down effect" despite what politicians say.
Real wages have decreased in the US over the last three decades. Governments have reduced tax payments of the rich, placing responsibility for payment on low income earners. Nothing is being done to reduce "middle class welfare". Many people use the term middle class when they are really speaking about the wealthy upper class. There seems to be an odd taboo about saying the words "upper class".
Economics by Ty Buchanan
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Easy like Sunday
Hi there, Gertrude here getting a nice nap. It has been very cold here so we have to get all curled up to keep all our parts nice and warm.
Hi there, Splitters here getting my nice Sunday Easy. I stay outside a lot so it is nice for me to come in and get warm.
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We sure hope that everyone has a nice Easy Sunday.
Mismash of kitty cats.
Two Two doing her cutesy look. She thinks the new tree is just the best. And we sure do thank TK and Pip's Mom for putting these great trees together for us.
Lucky is enjoying the company of Ande. Ande the most popular gal around here.
Mahoney here, and I decided to make a nice bed out of all the kitty clothes. This sure make a nice soft bed.
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Hope everyone has a fantastic Saturday.