Off topic - some winter fun

Great-another way for me to waste some time. But it's so much fun.

Here's an interesting penguin/knitting thing I filched from RCTY. I hope they don't mind.

My daughter in austin tx sent me (in VA) this article.

Presenter: David Kilby

Most penguins dress far too conservatively - every day it's the same black and white formal outfit! But now some Aussie penguins are starting to go casual.

Jumpers are being knitted especially for our fairy penguin population. The clothing is used when the birds have been exposed to an oil spill, absorbing the oil off their feathers and keeping the animals warm in the meantime.

If you're a keen knitter, you can make a penguin jumper to add to the emergency stores. Here are knitting instructions from the Pet Porpoise Pool in Coffs Harbour, who are gathering jumpers for the cause.

Fairy penguins in oil-absorbing jumpers. Aren't they cute?

Check with whatever organization first--they started this years ago, and as of some time after that point (but at least a year or two ago from now) they were up to their eyeballs in tiny penguin sweaters and didn't need anymore. They may well need more by now, but you may want to verify that if you want some assurance that your efforts won't go to naught.

Best wishes, Ericka