When Thomas and I travelled to Australia last year, we had the opportunity to visit a local farm/petting zoo. The owners were kind enough to let us visit even though they are closed during the winter months. The most exciting thing for Thomas was being able to feed a baby Joey.

Of course when we travelled back this year we had to make a trip to the farm again. And again, the owners were kind enough to let us visit during their off season. Sadly, the Joey we fed last year came to a rather unfortunate end at the hands (or mouth) of another animal, probably a dog. The wombat had also been released into the wild – good for the wombat but we missed seeing him.

The good news is that there were still a number of kangaroos, deer and other animals to pat and Thomas showed that he definitely has Aussie blood running in his veins. He showed absolutely no fear of these gorgeous creatures that towered over him. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, especially after a story appeared on the news a week or so later about a man who was attacked by a kangaroo while he was out jogging.

These kangaroos were VERY friendly (I took this photo with my 50mm so he was close).

The native birds were just stunning.

And Thomas had the opportunity to collect some extremely fresh eggs. I reconfirmed my status as a city girl by staying clear while mum rolled up her sleeves and helped. I prefer my eggs nice and clean and neatly packaged on the supermarket shelf. Free range, of course.