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The Gang's all Here!

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  We just returned from sitting with Cilla the cat in Canberra. That gave us a chance to visit Scott's cousin Libby at the Canberra track. I am cheating with the picture above as that was at the Moruya track but I missed getting a pic at Canberra. She trains racehorses and lives on the backside of the Canberra track. We got to see their stable, her flat, her Mum and their puppies. No pics of pups either so you get one of Cilla. Cilla enjoyed my shoes and hiding in the bushes to "scare" passers by.  While in Canberra, we made it to Floriade , a big tulip festival in Canberra.  While there, we went to the National Museum of Australia.   We did manage light rail and walking in Canberra as we didn't want to try and drive and park in the city center. We also made it to the Botanic garden and saw Gang-Gangs! The male gang-gang cockatoo is much more striking than the female. We saw these when on the family farm in Nerriga but not in this area. The Canberra bird site ha...