A fire has been burning South-East of Rylstone, about 45km away from our family farm, in the Wollemi National Park.
As a local I’ve done a short video talking about it. Stay safe everyone. And don’t forget to have your emergency bags packed just in case.
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This week we’ve had a challenge from long time reader Trent. Trent has asked that I try the Hot Sauce: 357 Mad Dog, and subsequently film it.
Mad Dog has the moniker 357 because it’s rated at 357,000 Scoville, making it the second hottest sauce I’ve tried after God Slayer.
So watch the video below and enjoy the mouth-burning hi-jinks!
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Several months ago I did a short video showcasing from my personal collection 100+ Generations Decepticons. Well now it is the Autobots turn. These figures are mainly of G1 characters who have received an update through toylines such as Thrilling 30, Combiner Wars, Legends, POTP and so on.
So enjoy this short video I made of the display. Also below you will find some screenshots and a full list of the Autobots onshow, along with links to reviews of many of the figures displayed here – have fun!
Air Raid, Afterbreaker, Afterburner, Alpha Bravo, Alpha Trion, Arcee
Beachcomber, Blades, Blaster, Blurr, Brainstorm, Brawn, Broadside, Bumblebee
Caliburst, Cerebros, Chromedome, Chromia, Circut, Cliffjumper, Cludburst, Cloudraker, Computron, Cosmos, Crosscut
Depthcharge, Dustup
Eject, Elita-1
Fastlane, Firefly, First Aid, Fisitron, Flak, Fortress Maximus
Gears, Getaway, Groove, Godbomber, Grappel, Grimlock
Hardhead, Highbrow, Hoist, Holepunch, Hot Rod, Hot Spot, Hound, Huffer
Impactor, Inferno, Ironhide
Jackpot, Jazz, Jumpstream, Junkheap
Kup
Landmine, Lightspeed, Lightsteed, Lio Convoy
Metalhawk, Metroplex, Mirage, Moonracer
Nightbeat, Nosecone, Nova Prime, Novastar
Omega Supreme, Optimal Optimus, Optimus Prime, Orion Pax, Outback, Override
Perceptor, Pipes, Powerglide, Prowl, Ptero, Punch, Pyra Magma,
Ramhorn, Ratchet, Red Alert, Rewind, Roadbuster, Roadhandler, Rodimus Prime, Rook
Sandstorm, Sawback, Scattershot, Scoop, Scrounge, Seaspray, Sentinel Prime, Shuffler, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Silverbolt, Skids, Sky Lynx, Skyburst, Skydive, Slash, Slingshot, Sludge, Slug, Smokescreen, Snarl, Springer, Steeljaw, Stripes, Stormclash, Strafe, Streetwise, Sundor, Sunstreaker, Super Ginrai, Superion, Swerve, Swindler, Swoop
Tailgate, Tracks, Trailbreaker, Topshot, Topspin, Twin Twist, Twinferno
Ultra Magnus
Victorion
Warpath, Wheelie, Wheeljack, Whirl, Windcharger, Wreck-Gar
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Yesterday I posted a short video showing a Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo trying to fend off a Monitor from it’s nest.
Well that cheeky Monitor is at it again! This time up a different tree near our chook pens and, since the chookies are inaccessible, he was after a Magpies nest of eggs.
In the short upcoming video, you will see how the Magpies defense differs from that of the Cockatoo. While both squawk as loudly as they can, the Magpie goes for a different attack and constantly swoops the Monitor at speed, trying to hit it with its pointy beak. Of course this is a dangerous game; whereas the Cockatoo attacked the tail, the Magpie attacks the head and you can hear the audible snapping of the Monitors jaw as it tries to bite the Magpie on each one of its strafing runs.
So watch and enjoy the second video of ‘Battle of the Natives’: Magpie vs Goanna:
Sadly the Magpie was not as successful as the Cockatoo. Later on in the afternoon my kids found two regurgitated eggs at the base of the tree – after all that fighting the Monitor couldn’t even keep the eggs down.
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Living on a farm can be fun in a scary kind of way sometimes. Not all our native creatures are always friendly, and sometimes they really don’t get along with each other, seeing each other as rivals or, more often, dinner.
Two years ago on my old farm I witnessed a Redback Spider killing a Blind Snake (I was later informed by several leading Australian reptile experts it was in fact a Lerista Skink that the spider was chowing down on). That was quite the sight to see!
Yesterday on our new farm I saw two other native Australian creatures in conflict that I never expected to be enemies. These were in fact a Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo and a Lace Monitor.
The Monitor, a solid 2 meters in length, had been sniffing around our duck and chook pens looking for some eggy snacks, but when I approached quickly scaled a nearby tree, where he camped for a while.
But his belly must still have been rumbling because soon he caught the scent of the nest of eggs the Cockatoo had several branches above and decided to slowly sneak his way up for a snack.
This short video shows the Cockatoo taking issue with this. Whilst not silly enough to attack the Monitor head on, the Cockatoo did its best to ward this raider off. It did this by shrieking loudly, flaring its wings and crest and attempting to bite the Monitors tail with his beak. He eventually does a quick fly-by and gives it his best shot.
So enjoy this ‘Battle of the Natives’ in this video: Cockatoo vs Goanna.
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For a bit of fun and a bit of comparison I pulled out of my storage crates a lot of my Decepticons. In particular, toys that were updates of classic characters, mainly (but not exclusively) from G1. I was amazed and how many characters have gotten new toys!
So enjoy this short video I made of the display. Also below you will find some screenshots and a full list of the Decepticons on display along with links to reviews of many of the figures displayed here – have fun!
Acid Storm, Apeface, Astrotrain, Axor,
Banzaitron, Battletrap, Bonecrusher, Black Arachnia, Blast Off, Blitzwing, Bludgeon, Bombshell, Breakdown, Brawl, Bruticus, Buzzsaw,
Caliburst, Catgut, Chop Shop, Cyclonus,
Darkmount, Darkwing, Dead End, Devestator, Dirge, Doubledealer, Drag Strip, Dreadwind, Dreadwing,
Fangry, Frenzy, Full-Tilt,
Galvatron, Gnaw, Grabuge,
Hook, Hun-Grrr,
Jhaixus,
Kickback, Krok,
Laserbeak, Leozack, Liokaiser, Long Haul,
Megatron, Menasor, Mindwipe, Misfire, Mixmaster, Motormaster,
Needlenose, Nightbird, Nightstick, Nemesis Striker,
Octone, Onslaught, Overkill, Overlord
Quake
Ramjet, Rampage, Ratbat, Ravage, Rippersnapper, Rodimus Unicronus, Rumble, Runabout
Scavenger, Scourge, Scorponok, Scrapper, Shockwave, Singe, Sixshot, Shrute, Skrapnel, Skullgrin, Skullsmasher, Sky Byte, Sky Shadow, Skywarp, Slice, Slipstream, Slugslinger, Soundblaster, Soundwave, Spinister, Starscream, Submarauder, Sunbeam, Swindle
Tankorr, Thrust, Thundercracker, Thunderwing, Treadshot, Triggerhappy, Trypticon
Vortex
Waspinator, Wildrider, Wingspan, Windsweeper, Wolfwire,
Due to people really enjoying the written review I did showcasing the differences (were there any?) between the Legends and Titans Return versions of Trypticon, I have followed it up with a short video comparison of the two – enjoy!
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The third in my series of video musings about life, love and existence in general.
Today’s thought is about the unexpected feelings cooking vegetarian style brings forth
