Thanks, Kasper, that sand is a big compliment. The sand is red, btw.
Some parts of this landscape are like another planet.
And, yes, Doug, I'll 'buy' many moments up here -fascinating place.
Just saw them bring in cattle from the muster yesterday into the yards
behind our house. Real cowboy stuff - no choppers or bikes here, all
done on horseback. I'm on dialup here, too slow to upload pics, but
later today I will go to the school which has broadband and upload
some pics onto my blog.
Andrew
On 22/07/07, kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> great image Andrew, I was right there. and now I have sand in my hair
>
> KS
>
> On 21/07/07, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > ... the most
> > disconcerting moment
> > was when the plane
> > (single engine Cessna)
> > dipped
> > to the angle
> > of my writing pen
> > and I suddently realised
> > the scratches on my window
> > were fingernail scars
> > from past passengers
> >
> > we landed fine
> > on a red em dash
> > on the outback page
> > of Terra Australis
> > and a friendly
> > Sister of Saint John of God
> > (How's it goin', bro?)
> > came to greet us
> > in her t-shirt and jeans
> > a 48 year old woman
> > scrawny as
> > a desert bird
> > driving a giant 4X4
> > which trebles as
> > ambulance, operating theatre
> > and bus
> > broken rosary hanging
> > from her rearvision mirror
> >
> > champagne bottles clinked as
> > we drove to this
> > incongruous modern house
> > on the ancient landscape
> > with its airconditioning
> > and internet connection
> >
> > two Aboriginal women came to greet us
> > as black as burnt jarrah
> > men all gone a-mustering
> >
> > only Deek
> > a homeless dingo
> > roamed the streets
> > of Gibb River settlement
> > with her teets hanging down
> > and her eyes on high beam
> > looking for tucker
> >
> >
> > --
> > Andrew
> > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> > http://www.inblogs.net/hispirits
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
> >
>
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Andrew
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