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Bite Me! Chocolate Googley Egg Chocolate Googley Eggs Creamy White Chocolate with Googley Eyes

I found this juvenile frog on the floor after a few days of heavy rain. He was not too active, so I decided to feed him for a couple of weeks and now he's enjoying a couple of crickets everyday, and looks much brighter as you can see. Peron's tree frog is one of the most variably coloured frogs in Australia, with the ability to change colour in less than one hour. It varies in shades of grey and brown, where its lightest is almost white. The frog has mottled yellow and black thighs, armpits, and groin. Occasionally, emerald spots are found on the back, which increase in number with age. A characteristic uncommon in the genus Litoria is pupils which appear cross-shaped. This characteristic is only shared with Tyler's tree frog within the Litoria genus. The male Peron's tree frog is about 44-53 mm, while females are 46-65 mm. The call of Peron's tree frog is a high-pitched cackle, giving it the common names: the "laughing tree frog" and the "maniacal ca...

The Two Strong Hearts Tour is set to commence in  Margaret River  on Saturday 4th April, 2015 (Easter Saturday) at the stunning  Sandalford Estate . John Farnham , a master performer whose classic album “Whispering Jack” is owned by one in four Australians, has a long-held nickname that still says it all: The Voice. Olivia Newton-John’s  appeal is timeless. With a career spanning more than five decades she is still a vibrant, creative individual adored by fans around the globe. John Farnham  and  Olivia Newton-John  together with the  Farnham  band, singers and a 60 piece orchestra promises to be a unique, not-to-be-missed concert event. Australia’s much-loved legends will perform a set together and solo sets on The Two Strong Hearts Tour to ensure all their hits spanning 5 decades are showcased for fans on this once-in-a-lifetime concert experience. John Farnham  has sold more tickets, more albums and notched up more achievements than a...

The Two Strong Hearts Tour is set to commence in  Margaret River  on Saturday 4th April, 2015 (Easter Saturday) at the stunning  Sandalford Estate . John Farnham , a master performer whose classic album “Whispering Jack” is owned by one in four Australians, has a long-held nickname that still says it all: The Voice. Olivia Newton-John’s  appeal is timeless. With a career spanning more than five decades she is still a vibrant, creative individual adored by fans around the globe. John Farnham  and  Olivia Newton-John  together with the  Farnham  band, singers and a 60 piece orchestra promises to be a unique, not-to-be-missed concert event. Australia’s much-loved legends will perform a set together and solo sets on The Two Strong Hearts Tour to ensure all their hits spanning 5 decades are showcased for fans on this once-in-a-lifetime concert experience. John Farnham  has sold more tickets, more albums and n...

Experiments in colour with the Googley characters.

Googley begins a life of his own with these black and white illustrations

Step 2 in the evolution of Googley was choosing colour and style . I chose a daring purple and pink combination, colours I've always been partial to, and it suited him beautifully.

Googley began his career back in 2001. From my preliminary sketches and thoughts, evolved a new character. He would be magical.  He would dance and sing his way into the hearts of children and would be able to change his appearance in a flash of paint, (or whatever was handy). And so began a journey. One of the first steps I took as to create a storyboard of characters who would accompany Googley in his adventures. I was now ready to write my first script;