{"id":586,"date":"2017-01-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-02-07T03:38:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T03:38:49","slug":"winners-are-grinners-at-the-aus-open-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2017\/01\/21\/winners-are-grinners-at-the-aus-open-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners are grinners at the Aus Open 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Talk about nearly choking&nbsp;on my cappuccino!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">So there I am enjoying a quiet coffee at the Australian Open<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">when suddenly the peaceful garden area of the player lounge&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">becomes a hive of activity and out of the corner of my eye, a croc appears!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"588\" src=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Have you ever wondered how the players find the time to cuddle a koala or kangaroo? As if by magic the garden is transformed into a private up close and personal encounter with some of our favourite, and our not so favourite, Aussie animals.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"\" width=\"402\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">It was a watch your back moment as a massive snake appears&#8230; But let&#8217;s show you the koala who was clearly aware of his opportunity to shine. I mean who has ever seen a koala this alert? They seriously normally sleep 24\/7!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"624\" src=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Of course, everyone wanted to cuddle the koala and who wouldn&#8217;t except that in Australia you need a license to handle a koala, so bring on the little joey in the poach who seemed to enjoy all the attention from the gathering crowd.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">But let me introduce you to my favourites, the fairy penguins who lucky ducks (well not quite, but you know what I mean!) were given a blue paddling pool to splash around in. These rescued fairy penguins couldn&#8217;t believe their good fortune (me too), and in the presence of the world&#8217;s best tennis players put on quite an athletic aquatic talent show. Diving, splashing and generally having a thoroughly amazing time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Quite like this little wren who sucks her belly in as she tries not to bump a player taking photos.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot;; font-size: 16px;\">I thought about saying:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot;; font-size: 16px;\"><i>&#8216;So does anyone want to meet a real Aussie Wren?&#8217;<\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot;; font-size: 16px;\">&nbsp;but sadly all eyes were elsewhere&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"58\" src=\"\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Linking with thanks to Eileen at <a href=\"http:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saturdays Critters&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talk about nearly choking&nbsp;on my cappuccino! 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