Sunday, March 26, 2017

CYCLONE DEBBIE DIARY # ll

Sky   Displays  / Tie  Me  Emu  Down , Sport / More  passengers  for   Noah's Ark /Gone with  the  Wind .
Fiery sunset over Magnetic Island .
Rain  sweeping in over Atherton Tableland.
Another call was made to  the residence of the  Queen of the Jungle to see how she was continuing to  batten  down   against  the  blow .  There  was  a   similar zoo situation  to  the  previous  day's removal of the heavy  concrete Rhinoceros  which  had to  be hauled to a  safer place on the island veldt . It involved a  concrete  Emu with  strong  steel   legs ( Reo reinforcing rods ).  Could it  be   tied   to  a  nearby post ? No , the post was  loose . Solution : Emu  tipped  on  its side , an  ungainly position , below .   

Importantly ,  the  Queen's prized  car was  wrapped up   like a  Christmas plum pudding  to  prevent it  from being scratched , for  which  she rewarded the  head wrapper   with   a   carrot  cake , near  its  use  by  date , the  price  reduced .  
For our services during  the lead up to the   cyclone  , her gracious  majesty presented   this  blog  with a dusty  , framed  print, under   glass ,  of  colourful  South American  birds , monkeys and  a  frog , bearing the   name of a Californian   gallery , bought  at  a  garage sale  many  moons  ago . If any more animals  surface  Noah's  Ark  will  surely sink  or  begin  to  list .
 
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An indication of  the  strength of the  winds on Magnetic Island  is indicated  in this   exclusive  (dubious )  photograph .