On the weekend there was an election (せんきょ) in Australia. As a result there is now a new Prime Minister (そうりだいじん ). His name is Tony Abbott. I hope he does a good job.
Good luck, Prime Minister!
I was surprised to hear that Australian footballer Lucas Neill has joined J-League team Omiya Ardija. He`s pretty famous. In fact, he`s the current (= now) Australian national soccer team captain. He`s also pretty muscly, which makes his uniform look small on him...
Nagoya will play Omiya at Toyota Stadium on October 27. I`m thinking of going.
On the weekend I went to Ibuki Mountain. I didn`t see many butterflies, which was a little disappointing, but I found this jewel beetle (jewel = ほうぎょく). There are many different kinds of jewel beetle in the world. This kind is called Chrysochroa fulgidissima or Tamamushi (玉虫) in Japanese. Have you ever seen one? This is the first one I`ve ever seen. It`s beautiful, isn`t it?
On the weekend I went camping in the mountains in Sekigahara. I made a campfire, swam in the river & relaxed. It was nice. I slept well.
In the morning, I got up early, restarted my campfire & went for a walk. When I returned, I was surprised to see two deer crossing the river near my tent. I`m surprised that they weren`t scared of the smoke from my campfire. Maybe they are kind of used to (なれている) living near people.
It was a nice experience. I was lucky.
I keep my many めだか (killi fish) in fish tanks (すいそう) outside. A cat used to come at night to try to eat them, so I made some wire covers.
Recently this frog has been visiting. It can get through the wire covers. I guess it wants to eat my fish too.
The first time, I caught it & released it, but it came back. Next time, I released it further away (もっととおい), but it came back. Finally I released it even further away. I hope it doesn`t come back.
Maybe I should make a mesh cover, but it`s a hassle (めんどくさい).
By the way (ときに) do you know how to cook frog?
I caught a big stag beetle (かぶとむし) & I kept it for about 2 weeks. But it was smelly & a hassle (めんどくさい) to take care of (せわする) so finally I decided to take a photo & release it.
However, when I opened the box, it was gone! Oh no! It escaped!
In the living room!
My wife was angry!
My son was excited!
We looked for (さがした) it but couldn`t find (みつける) it. However, last night we saw it climbing up a curtain. We caught it & released it. Phew!
Sorry - I didn`t take a photo...
I made this. It`s a kind of tool. Do you know what it is for (なんのために)? I`ll give you a hint: It`s for opening something...
My father gave me this idea. Thanks, dad - it worked!
UPDATE:
I put the answer in `comments`
Q: Where did you get it?
A: At a souvenir (おみやげ)shop, on the way back (かえりがけ) from Fukui last weekend.
Q: How was it?
A: Not bad. The curry was pretty spicy though.
Q: Are there wild boar in Australia?
A: Yes, but they look a little different from Japanese wild boar.
Q: Is it a popular food in Australia?
A: No, but it`s popular in some parts of Europe, so Australia exports (ゆしゅつ) wild boar meat to Europe.
Q: You know quite a lot about wild boar.
A: Well... Hey, that`s not a question!
This is some beach wood I picked up on the weekend. I like making things from beach wood, but I`m wondering (かしら) what to make. In the past I`ve made various (いろいろ) things, like:
- a bird house that birds won`t go near
- a toy that my kids won`t play with
- a bookcase that my wife won`t let me bring in the house
For now (とりあえず) I think I`ll just leave it all in the driveway to annoy my wife.
I went snorkelling at Mizushima & saw some fish, but nothing special. However, I was interested to see these colourful starfish. The Japanese name for this kind of starfish is イトマキヒトデ (Thread Spool Starfish?), but I don`t know what they`re called in English.
Some animals change colour as they get older, or male (おす) & female (めす) are different colours. I wonder (かしら)if that is the case for these starfish. Or maybe it has to do with (= かんけがある) the nearby nuclear reactor (かくはんのうろ). Anyway, I think it`s interesting that there are so many colours of the one animal, all living in the same area.
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