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Thursday, 26 January 2012
Pademelon at the pane
Pademelons might not have good eyesight, but there is nothing wrong with their ability to smell. (That is, their facility for detecting scents, not their general ponginess.)
I made a fruit salad from all the items that were about to experience the Instant Rot function on my refrigerator. Before I had even taken the first mouthful, this is what appeared at the living room window. Red probably couldn't see me, but he could certainly pick up the delicious aroma of mango, red pawpaw and bananas.
He eventually gave up when I showed him the empty bowl. If he's lucky, I might throw out the banana skin later this evening. Mind you, it's not as if he's starving. He's a well-padded pademelon.