tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post8420960280303714673..comments2024-02-11T05:49:56.398+11:00Comments on A Strong Belief in Wicker: Ashfield ParkLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-36355222661755317472012-09-04T01:26:31.183+10:002012-09-04T01:26:31.183+10:00Lovely - I had no idea that she'd lived in Aus...Lovely - I had no idea that she'd lived in Australia!MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-56045949824696578472012-09-02T06:48:11.058+10:002012-09-02T06:48:11.058+10:00I too thought the author of Mary Poppins was Briti...I too thought the author of Mary Poppins was British. Guess we shouldn't assume!<br /><br />The Kookaburra looks a little like our Belted Kingfisher... only the kingfisher doesn't sing.Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17822229389189435951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-52647359027325039102012-09-02T05:33:15.686+10:002012-09-02T05:33:15.686+10:00What a neat statue!! I love kookaburra's too! ...What a neat statue!! I love kookaburra's too! And I sang the kookaburra song many times as a child.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-17672628543236742012012-09-02T04:01:33.584+10:002012-09-02T04:01:33.584+10:00So is the movie Mary Poppins after a real person? ...So is the movie Mary Poppins after a real person? Love the statue and its location.<br /><br /><br />And does a kookaburra really laugh? I only know what the song says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-78634403622542926952012-09-02T02:05:21.879+10:002012-09-02T02:05:21.879+10:00It's kind of ironic that you're not allowe...It's kind of ironic that you're not allowed to feed the pigeons and you've got pictures of Mary Poppins. I immediately thought of Julie Andrews singing "Feed the Birds" in the Disney version....<br /><br />Love the pictures of the Kookaburra!<br /><br /><br />Here's my <a href="http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2012/09/saturday-snapshot-orange.html" rel="nofollow">Snapshot</a>.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-53511520572717147642012-09-02T02:05:17.161+10:002012-09-02T02:05:17.161+10:00add another to the "I thought she English&quo...add another to the "I thought she English" column.<br /><br />playground does seem like the practically perfect place for her<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mybookdragon.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">here's mine</a><br /><br />Thanks Sim, I'll be looking for Saving Mr. Banks. Now I'm wondering if I ever read the book...off to find my copyBook Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078900987400537432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-109659123697324422012-09-02T01:54:12.403+10:002012-09-02T01:54:12.403+10:00That is so neat about the Mary Poppins statue, and...That is so neat about the Mary Poppins statue, and that you found it near the playground! I bet I'm remembering the same kookaburra song as Kathy. :)Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-56160481371514387242012-09-02T01:36:04.695+10:002012-09-02T01:36:04.695+10:00Of course Mary Poppins is by the childrens playgro...Of course Mary Poppins is by the childrens playground, watching over the little ones. I think many of us assumed PJ Travers was english rather than Australian so thanks for the education. By the way, did you know they are making a film called Saving Mr. Banks about the making of the Mary Poppins movie? Emma Thompson plays PJ Travers with Tom Hanks as Disney. Apparently she was FURIOUS with what he did with her book!Sim Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069681571808073102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-2792510162456391472012-09-02T01:09:22.420+10:002012-09-02T01:09:22.420+10:00looks like you had a successful trip to the park :...looks like you had a successful trip to the park :) I think pigeons are a problem in quite a few places... Congrats on finding the statue and the Kookaburra <a href="http://booksavvybabe.com/" rel="nofollow">Book Savvy Babe</a>Book Savvy Babehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670256728712530527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-20104630848584492232012-09-02T00:12:04.716+10:002012-09-02T00:12:04.716+10:00I love the statue and love seeing the kookaburras ...I love the statue and love seeing the kookaburras - I remember seeing a song about them as a child.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-40442404738950402932012-09-01T23:28:50.286+10:002012-09-01T23:28:50.286+10:00I'm glad you found her! I like that bird, too...I'm glad you found her! I like that bird, too...lol<br /><br /><a href="http://snowconnections.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/creative-sparks-saturday-snapshot-end-of-summer-sept-1/" rel="nofollow">MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST </a> <br />Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-62484645079988888612012-09-01T23:20:11.994+10:002012-09-01T23:20:11.994+10:00Ahhh, Mary Poppins! Practically perfect in every w...Ahhh, Mary Poppins! Practically perfect in every way! Good job tracking her down! And who knew PJ Travers lived in Sydney ?!?Susan Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039551683129884367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-8004822932440860552012-09-01T23:13:37.568+10:002012-09-01T23:13:37.568+10:00I love the sunshine on Mary Poppins she looks ange...I love the sunshine on Mary Poppins she looks angelic! srivallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908875938685251911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-7629852501484249572012-09-01T23:04:30.527+10:002012-09-01T23:04:30.527+10:00Great pictures! Glad you were able to find the sta...Great pictures! Glad you were able to find the statue of Mary Poppins -- kind of like a scavenger hunt of sorts :-) Very cool!Melissa O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13068354108178290445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-8340795367872281162012-09-01T22:39:43.241+10:002012-09-01T22:39:43.241+10:00Oh, I do like tat statue, and I'm another who ...Oh, I do like tat statue, and I'm another who had no idea PL Travers came from Australia. I guess the whole nanny thing glish. My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/UR1qOmade me think she was an EnChristine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-73932897115487251012012-09-01T22:08:02.984+10:002012-09-01T22:08:02.984+10:00I have to confess I never knew P. L. Travers was f...I have to confess I never knew P. L. Travers was from Australia. I'd just assumed she was English so thanks for this.Eugenia O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387352519341205107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-80632860524604900012012-09-01T21:42:33.088+10:002012-09-01T21:42:33.088+10:00Love the photos of Mary! And thanks for sharing t...Love the photos of Mary! And thanks for sharing the kookaburra. I've never seen one. I must put Australia on my travel list!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843100240748270890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-87497657166022228292012-09-01T21:28:31.320+10:002012-09-01T21:28:31.320+10:00How fun! Thank you for that lovely tour. How fun! Thank you for that lovely tour. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-78706117449467186632012-09-01T20:36:08.554+10:002012-09-01T20:36:08.554+10:00I love the photo where the sun is glimmering on he...I love the photo where the sun is glimmering on her umbrella. I've only seen a kookaburra in the zoo. I'd love to see one in real life. <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Here's Mine</a>Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-18482063627802209802012-09-01T18:57:16.126+10:002012-09-01T18:57:16.126+10:00That is a good place for Mary Poppins!
And it'...That is a good place for Mary Poppins!<br /><br />And it's nice to see a photo of a kookaburra - it makes me think of the campfire song we used to sing when I was in the Girl Guides - 'Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, laugh kookaburra, laugh, gay your life must be.'<br /><br />My Snapshot is <a href="http://www.booksplease.org/2012/09/01/saturday-snapshot-38/" rel="nofollow">here.</a>BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-11248049225350540842012-09-01T15:44:35.800+10:002012-09-01T15:44:35.800+10:00I never knew we had a statue of Mary Poppins in Sy...I never knew we had a statue of Mary Poppins in Sydney! Next time I'm in Ashfield I'll check her out. Well done for finding her :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.com