Saturday, June 16, 2012

Never smile at a Phytosaur.....!


According to my stats this is my 400th post and as we had a short break in our crazy wild weather, to celebrate I went out looking for something BIG! I've shown you pictures of Kings Park before, but not of the fearsome creatures that 'lurk' in  Synergy Parkland .Creatures like the Phytosaur above and the 'mutta..burra..whatta?' Muttaburrasaurus below.....
...and then there's the stomp! stomp! Diprotodon below and lastly the 'thunderbirds' Bullockornis which round off this small group of extinct Australian 'megafauna'. I found the Phytosaur just a wee bit scary, but apparently the kids love these ginormous creatures and have great fun climbing all over them.....
To complete the prehistoric experience you cross over the bridge to Lycopods Island which is  surrounded by water, to reach some modern day slides and 'climby' constructions! I can see how this park would be a really thrilling adventure in the eyes of a small person. Interesting to see that the Bullockornis above were prone to burying their head in the sand also, a bit like moi haha! Hope you have a wonderful weekend, take care and stay safe.....p.s Paris was way too easy, jardin des tuileries, was a little harder, but not for the Paris buffs amongst us.....!!


39 comments:

  1. Doesn't everything look lovely and green? That's the up-side of all these storms we've been having... nice post, Gracie.
    XX SueC aka FMF

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  2. These are so great! Congratulations on your 400th post!

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  3. Also from me congratulations for the 400th Post! This may also be carved in stone...

    Carpe Diem
    CL

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  4. It is really a great that you are on your 400 post...All shots are very good...

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  5. Congrats on #400! I would not want to run into any of these creatures out on my own especially that top one. He is a nasty looking character.

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  6. The first one has a very hungry gleam in his beady eyes... RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!

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  7. Congrats on the 400th post, Grace! I've enjoyed them all (I think I have seen them all). I can certainly understand the head-burying some days.

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  8. What a wonderful park that is, and it's nice to know that you've come so far with this wonderful blog!

    That phyto...whatever looks very real! It would fit perfectly in the Florida Everglades or the Florida State Legislature! Heck, it could probably do a better job as governor than the one we've got!

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  9. You can watch me swim any day but you might find it hard to make me walk there!!!

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  10. Avec de telles dents qui reposent sur les lèvres, ton crocodile aurait grand besoin d'aller chez le dentiste! :-)

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  11. Et pour toi, Gracie, un grand bravo et mes félicitations pour être parvenue à un tel score de posts!

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  12. They are great and wouldn't a child just love an outing to that part of the park.

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  13. These are fantastic, Gracie! My kids would have loved them -- and me, too! Still would as a matter of fact! Looks like such a fun, fun place! Thanks for sharing it! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  14. Congrats for the 400!
    About the beasts: How happy I feel to live here and now! .. :o)

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  15. welcome to tina´s picstory! :)
    cool pics!

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  16. What a fun park for kids! 400 posts that's a lot of photos ... Well done!

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  17. Congratulations on the 400th post! That's an awesome milestone. Love these photos and wouldn't mind visiting these cute beasts (scaley and toothy, but still cute!) on a sunny day :)

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  18. Bonza photos, i especially like the Phytosaur in the first photo as it looks like he/she is about pounce and gobble someone up :-).

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  19. 400!? Holy Cow! Well, glad I found you - even though I didn't get in on the earliest ones! Love this park - my grands would be SO happy here! I have one who knows everything about everything dinosaur...have a great weekend, Grace!

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  20. Fantastic! That first pic knocks my socks off! You must have had fun typing out all those crazy names, or did you make it easy and copy-and-pasteÉ

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  21. At first sight I thought that first shot was real. Scary.

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  22. Reaching the 400 mark is BIG!! Good on you!!
    Lovely scary images! :)

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  23. I quite like those - I'd have enjoyed them even more when I was six! Congrats on #400!

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  24. CONGRATULATIONS!!
    Nice posting(s)!

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  25. we are very interested in Lindy Chamberlkin here.

    I find it very hard to nake the dinosaur. May be that' is why I don't like them,

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  26. That reminds me, I must phone my sister.

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  27. Very cool! The title made me smile. :-)

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  28. Congrats on the 400th post, Grace!
    The first one looks very real... HELP!!!

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  29. Congrats on the 400 posts, Grace! I do enjoy your blog and your lovely photos... so keep them coming, please :-)
    Funny enough I've posted just over 400 too...

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  30. 400 posts! Wow, congratulations! I love this park and would love to be a child and play there. Have a good weekend!

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  31. You chose some great sculptures to celebrate your 400th post. Congratulations. I'm looking forward to your next 400!!

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  32. What a great way to celebrate! The big, bold and beautiful legends of this earth! A fun post!

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  33. Congratulations on 400. And at first glance I thought that first one was real! Love your charming and witty commentary, Grace.

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  34. Well done Mamma!! 400 posts, 400 examples of your artistic talent, your dedicated research, your fantastic sense of humour and your all around beautiful personality. You should be very proud of this blog, it's truly awesome. Love you heaps!

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  35. These are terrific Grace. The first photograph made me gasp.

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  36. I would really like a walk in this park...

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  37. These are great and I'd love to do a photo shoot there with a bunch of happy kiddos!

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  38. yes, i thought the first one was real! wow!

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