The Gum Tree for 2006 May 9

The title sounds like a comming-of-age tale perhaps, but that is what we did today. We started the 5-6 mile hike at the Spit bridge in Sydney and walked along the bay to Manly. It was a beautiful hike, and I got about 200 pictures. We also found the Cockatoo bird flock in the botanic gardens near the opera house. We would get them to land on our arms and then get pictures. The problem is, however, that you had to make them think you had food for them to land on our arms. If you didn't have any food for them they would punish you by biting your pinky finger or the the flesh between your thumb and forefinger. Such beautiful obnoxious birds.

Lorin also came back from Dallas yesterday. He had much success performing at 10 schools in two weeks period. It looks like he will come in November and take all of his family with him.