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Lyre bird......have you ever seen or heard one ?

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  The Lyre bird is a nondescript, seldom seen,  rather small Australian ground bird whose tail, when extended resembles a 'lyre'.  The male builds a 'bower', which is a display area to attract a mate. The bird has a range of beautiful songs and can imitate almost any sound, other birds, chainsaw, train whistle tractor, bird calls, kookaburra, etc. Click the video Links below https://youtu.be/WA0tP-p7m40    https://youtu.be/VjE0Kdfos4Y Titbits :- ( A bower is a shady, leafy shelter in a garden or wood. [literary] Synonyms: arbour, grotto, alcove, summerhouse )

Bokashi------- piddling around with fermentation composting

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  This info is from Australia  The bucket ferments waste and produces a potent liquid fertilizer, the remaining material is buried in garden.

Dutch breakthrough in food production

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  By    https://youtu.be/4CMfPLEtQMQ .  Check out the video

Amsterdam has too many tourists

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Asparagus......a couple of more weeks and it will be ready

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 This is for you 'Bluey'. I know how you love to cook and eat Dutch asparagus.

Wandering the Dutch bulbfields, but too many tourists trampling flowers

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 It's that time of year......Corona or not.... Worth a little lookie.. Check out the video.. https://youtu.be/UjQe8o2yu18 .    Too many gawkers.....

Noraly, our Female Dutch adventure motorbike rider is thrashing through South Africa

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 Beautiful country https://youtu.be/_8BzYUerd0o .  That little 7 year-old second hand 250 cc Honda is plugging through the dirt and mountain passes. Check out the episode on YouTube    https://youtu.be/_8BzYUerd0o .  And almost ran out of petrol?