My Morning Jacket in Oz - Koalas R Kute Edition

Is that not THE CUTEST THING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN???????

Okay, well, it is to me. I'm biased, though. Unfortunately, Tom's shots of the rest of the guys with the little bearies (who are actually marsupials) didn't turn out too well due to low light conditions.

Mr. T had this to say about his already yesterday adventures Down Under:

"The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is self-funded, gorgeous and staffed with friendly folk. How many other places can you walk around free to pet and feed kangaroos (who I might add are quite lazy, but when people are offering you food all day just for being cute, who can blame them)? We also witnessed a territorial dispute between two male koalas, signaled by a string of guttural moaning from one, that ended with a staff member breaking it up like a high school lunchroom tussle.

Look it's a wombat sleeping with his butt in the dirt!

It's amazing how well "utes", or utility vehicles, have sold down here throughout the years. In the states we had Chevy's El Camino and Ford's Ranchero, but neither were quite so successful as their Aussie counterparts. My favorite is the Holden Sandman.

As for coffee Australian style... ordering it is a breeze with self-explanatory names like long black and flat white. Small here, like most places outside of North America, it's not the size of a Big Gulp. The iced coffee is served with a scoop of ice cream and topped with whipped cream & cocoa. Ice cream with breakfast? Yes please."

Many thanks to the Tom Blankenship for providing us with the sights and sounds (probably glad not to have the smells) of Oz. Hopefully I'll have some shots of the Neil Young shows sometime soon.

In the meantime, I hope your hearts are lifted today as we begin the next chapter in American history. It can't be any worse than the last eight years, right? I know that I, well-known as a grouch of undeniable proportions, feel like 2009 is going to KICK ASS (for reasons that kind of have nothing to do with Obama but every little bit helps, right?)!