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MacCullochs Range Rest Area - Part two
2007-06-07 17:49:00
Click for 476kb imageAs the sun was going down this magpie was soaking up the last of of the suns rays on his back wondering what all the fuss is about with the new arrival running around with a camera. See previous post.Click for 744kb imageOnce the sun was low on the horizon the red soil became redder and bounced back up into the trees.Click for 484kb imageThere are advantages of towing a caravan and pulling into rest areas like this; communing with nature with food and wine to warm our bellies and feeling at peace with our surroundings and a nice soft bed to sleep in.Click for 547kb imageEven though we had one more night at Broken Hill before arriving home, Malcolm and I both felt that this lovely spot was the last night of our holiday. So as the sun sets I will say a big thank you for following this journey along with us.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: free images, photos, snapshots, holiday
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MacCullochs Range Rest Area
2007-06-06 20:59:00
Click for 614kb imageAs promised in my previous post this entry and the next will be of images from our free camp East of Wilcannia. The first images shows you the BBQ area, play ground for the kids and an eco-toilet plus fresh water for drinking.Click for 683kb imageThe bushland around us was so relaxing. This Rest Area is also popular for the truckies to pull over for much needed sleep.Click for 643kb imageThe feral goats are used to human visitors to this area. These guys ignored me until I made a loud enough noise for them to lift their heads instead of every photo of them munching away.Click for 473kb imageTalk about popular! It didn't take long for the bird population to come and visit waiting for a handout of crumbs.Click for 491kb imageThis snapshot of a Butcher bird is one of many birds who paid us a visit. There were also Ringnecks, Magpies and Apostle birds.Tomorrow I will post the last four snapshots; I hope you will join me.Cheers!Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShot
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia
2007-06-11 20:30:00
Click for a 475kb imageOn Saturday my brother and his wife as well as Malcolm and myself headed off for a trip down memory lane in the Gawler Ranges where we spent quite a bit of our childhood growing up. Other members of the family also had worked in the Gawler Rangers in the past over many years.As you can see from these images the day was rather damp with rain often obscuring the far distances. This had us wondering if we should have been making this journey because this trip consisted of two nights of roughing it with tents in the bush not far from the road we traveled on.Click for a 461kb imageI have always had a great love of the colours in the bush and after good rains at an earlier time the area was looking lush and vibrant.Click for a 558kb imageThis catchment to the main dam near the homestead of Siam Station had memories flooding back of the times as a kid laying heshen bags at the edge of the dam to catch frogs and tadpoles.Strangely enough my siblings and myself never ev
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part four"
2007-06-14 19:44:00
Click for 363kb imageYesterdays post was about the inside of this shearing shed and now it is time to show you what the building and surrounding area is like.Click for 400kb imageIf you are wondering what the tall pole is used for at the right of the shearing shed, its purpose is to hoist bales of wool onto the back of trucks.Click for 396kb imageAccommodation and a cook is provided for the shearing and Rouseabout team. The 'smoko' is delivered to the shearing shed by the cooks 'helper' morning and afternoon. The team would return to the building on the right of this image for three meals per day. The building to the far left is the sleeping quarters for the workers. behind the kitchen and dining room (building on the right) there is an amenities block. The small shed to the front is the engine room for the power supply for all the buildings.Some of you may have heard of Henry Lawson. He wrote "The Boss's Boots"; which has a number of humorous verses about working in a shearing
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part three"
2007-06-13 20:27:00
Click for 468kb imageVisiting the Siam Station shearing shed brought some wonderful memories of my childhood back. I was disappointed though to find that the old shearing plant had been dismantled for a new one before I managed to get a snapshot of what it used to look like. The shearing boards were very silent but gee I do remember the hustle and bustle of people working and the sheep moving around in their yards as well as the diesel engine running the shearers plant along with many other sounds that happen during shearing, some of which consisted of swear words when things did not go right. Oh what memories!!! Click for 465 imageCan't have a shearing shed without the old cane basket.Click for 331kb imageWalking inside the sheep pens at the back of the shearing shed where there are many windows for ventilation; a picture framed says a thousand words of how good the scenery is when this recent trip was made down memory lane.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email techno
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part two"
2007-06-12 18:19:00
Click for 477kb imageThis catchment of water on Siam Station is known as Government Dam. During the summer it wasn't uncommon for us kids to swim in this dam with a blown up tyre tube to keep afloat and yes there was adult supervision around at the time. I still remember the slime on the edge of the dam squishing through my toes. I now cringe at the thought of that goo wondering what was in it. Click for 383kb imageThis little dam is what is called the 'Catch Hole' that feeds the water from the landscape into the main Government Dam. As you can imagine this water is the 'blood' for the station country because without it, the sheep and cattle will not survive and that includes a vast reduction in native and feral animals, as they will only have what nature provides them; which in this part of the country is minimal.Click for 419kb imageMoving on from from the previous catchment we come to what is called the Two Mile Dam. Don't worry my posts are not going to be all about dams but
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part eight"
2007-06-18 19:14:00
Click for 432kb imageYou do need to click on these thumbnails to see some of the lovely colours in the shadows of the morning light.This first photo was taken as the cold air was hitting me after crawling out of my snug as a bug sleeping bag with a heavy dew covered over our tents. The sun wasn't even out of bed itself but it had the promise of wonderful light to come. In the background I could hear the wakening of birds twittering and snapping of timber for the fire as it was stoked up for our early breakfast.Click for 647kb imageWith the first rays of the morning light streaking across the landscape it was full on excitement trying to catch that magical moment in time.Click for 520kb imageBy this time the cold air against my skin was long forgotten while watching the warming light on such a beautiful morning making me wish we could stay a few more days in this area. An artist paradise!Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: image, snapshots, free images
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part seven"
2007-06-17 19:31:00
Click for 611kb imageIn the creek near the Siam Station homestead there are hops flowering. These are not native to Australia and only flower after good rains, which the area did have. As much as these hops are not native to my country they can put on a magical show in the Flinders Ranges although this does not happen very often due to lack of rain.Click for 623kb imageOf the two nights on this trip that my brother and his wife and Malcolm and I bush camped, this was our first night. Everybody instinctively found a job to do and it wasn't long before we had our tents up, chairs out and a fire going to cook our evening meal. You can see Malcolm surveying all our handy work or was that the cask of red wine he was looking for! Click for 431kb imageOur bellies were fed and watered by the time the sun was setting on our first night and it was hands on deck to grab a few snapshots as the sun was disappearing down beyond the horizon.If you didn't get an update of SnapShots in your RSS Read
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part six"
2007-06-16 21:09:00
Click for 503kb imageThis image of the Siam Station homestead has been taken from a rise in the landscape that was always referred to as the 'Little Hill'. After having children of my own I asked my mum did she ever worry about my siblings and myself traipsing for miles away from the homestead. In a matter of fact voice her reply was "No, you always came home!". It was in the later years that I also found out that mum used to watch us kids up in the hills through the scope of a gun. Just a little about the homestead:When my dad took on the job of overseer, we lived in the house on the far right.Second building from right is the mens quarters.Third building from right used to be the 'Siam Rural School'. The school was housed in the mens quarters until this building was ready but prior to all of this my mum taught correspondence lessons to me.Moving across to the left is a very large iron shed. This shed wasn't part of the station at the time I lived on Siam Station.Top of that v
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part five"
2007-06-15 21:19:00
Click for 539kb imageStill traveling on Siam Station, it was time for a morning cuppa and when out bush the best way to do this is start a fire and put the stainless steel kettle on, which my brother had packed for this trip. As you can see from the blackened kettle it has been used on a number of occasions in the past. We didn't have billy tea this trip as we all were wanting coffee. If you ever get the chance to try billy tea, do so because it is a very nice way to drink tea. I do cringe though after the tea leaves have been dropped in the boiling water and then the billy swung around at the end of an arm like a windmill gone crazy so that the solid matter drops to the bottom of the container. Never seen anyone burnt 'yet' so who needs a tea strainer when out bush!!! Click for 687kb imagebefore moving on from our morning break a few photos were taken. Even a piece of weather worn grey timber makes an interesting snapshot against the red earth along with some native vegetation for
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part ten"
2007-06-20 23:31:00
Click for 478kb imageThere were numerous salt lakes on this camping trip. Some were small and others large. Several without water and fewer with water.Click for 371kb imageThis photo and the one below are the same lake. It was a lovely surprise to come across this water with us looking for a way to drive in off the main gravel road so that we could investigate the area closer at the same time take many photos. Spotting a track our little party was soon travelling deeper into the bush until we came to a clearing where evidence of a fire had been made in the past by campers that must have enjoyed this little oasis. The light with the first image wasn't going to be the best but all in all it didn't turn out bad either.Click for 498kb imageJust like being at the beach isn't it? It would have been a lovely spot to camp but we had to travel a few more kilometres yet before we set up our tents for our last night of this trip. I won't be posting for the next few days. Malcolm (hubby) and
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part nine"
2007-06-19 01:43:00
Click for 414kb imageYesterday when our little touring party left the South ern Flinders Ranges we did wonder if we were doing the right thing with wet weather constantly cropping up in our path, especially around the Iron Knob area. Thankfully we pushed ahead down the road with weather improving as we headed further into the Gawler Ranges.Click for 470kb imageThe Bluebush (Pearl Bluebush Maireana sedifolia) has always been my favourite native shrub in the Australia n bush. In a good season the Bluebush will grow to a hight of one metre.Click for 447kb imageWhen viewing buildings such as these out in the bush I can't help but wonder about the people that lived in these places and the yarns that they could tell. Maybe now it is only the spirits that can tell these stories of what must have been a very hard and difficult life.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: image, snapshots, free images, landscape, photos
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Mannum & the Murray River
2007-06-28 20:12:00
Click for 466kb imageMy post yesterday was about Whispering Wall and todays entry carries on from there because my brother drove us onto Mannum to pass some time that same day with more photos to share with you. The wind was bitterly cold with the sun intermittently shining through breaks in the cloud cover. I have stayed with family and friends at the caravan park in the past that can be seen here amongst the River Red Gums. It is a lovely spot with a lot of history to Mannum and the surrounding area.Click for 529kb imageWho are you looking at! There is plenty of bird life at Mannum with this Pelican not bothering to fly away. I was so near that I did wonder how close it would allow me to get. I didn't test this thought out though because I don't know if some Pelicans could be aggressive towards humans and their snapping cameras. It is known for a Pelican to pinch your food off your plate while eating your lunch on the river bank in Mannum. Oh and they don't mind helping themselves
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Whispering Wall - South Australia
2007-06-27 19:37:00
Click for 502kb imageMy brother and his wife often talked about Whispering Wall so while waiting for our Patrol to have a snorkel fitted on our recent trip to Adelaide we were given a tour of this fascinating dam not all that far away from Gawler in South Australia .Click for 491kb imageWhat is so fascinating about this dam? Well it is the actual acoustic of sound that bounces off the curved wall. It is rather spooky when I experienced this when my brother and his wife went to one end of the wall and my husband and I the other end. Let me tell you, never talk badly of the other person because they will hear you as if on a loud speaker. Malcolm and I could hear the other party walking to the whispering platform like footsteps in a horror movie. At one point when we started talking to each other in booming voices I did wonder if it was a joke looking around for a speaker to amplify all these sounds we could hear. None to be found and no wonder it is called Whispering Wall because that is
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part eleven"
2007-06-26 20:24:00
Click for 455kb imageI don't know what this area is called with the sand dunes but it was a pleasant surprise when my eyes set upon them.Click for 413kb imageThe light once in awhile did streak across the dunes in patches although fleetingly.Click for 534kb imageThis image will give you a bit more perspective of the area. As you can see my brothers patrol is laden with all our camping gear, food and water for our two nights on the road. When traveling 'out bush' it is an idiot that would not take extra food and water in case there are circumstances where we are unable to return to civilization in a time frame that we ourselves had planned. Survival in the bush means taking extra supplies or you may perish and this also means making sure family and friends know when to expect you home and if that time frame passes they then can alert the authorities, so that a search can be put into action.There will be more snapshots of this trip later in the week. Tomorrow I will post something dif
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part thirteen"
2007-07-02 22:56:00
Click for 666kb imageIf you have been following this Gawler Ranges trip you will then realise that this is our second camp for the two nights that this little traveling party made.After a long day on the road, an area was spotted to make camp not all that far off the main Kingoonya to Glendambo road. By the time we had our tents up and a fire going to cook our meal the night air was quickly cooling down.Click for 497kb imageThe landscape is truly beautiful in this area as the sun goes down with warm light streaking across the flat plains.Click for 498kb imageThe next morning as the sky awakens I can hear birds going about their business and cheering with chatter and song; a celebration of a new day for all living things.Yes a new day where this traveling party must break camp and move on and head down the road towards home but first there is more to see before this journey is completed. I do hope you come back to see what this day had on offer.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShot
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South Australias floral emblem; the Sturt's Desert Pea
2007-07-01 20:47:00
Click for 707kb imageGawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part twelve"I have titled this post differently from my past Gawler Ranges Trip entry because I really did want to bring attention to this Sturt's Desert Pea flower, Swainsona formosa.The first image gives an indication of how these plants grow. At the time this photo was taken these specimens were very healthy in the early stages of flowering. I would have loved to had been there a week later as I can image a carpet of red would have covered this area. As it was I was nearly breaking my neck to get out of the 4WD before it stopped to investigate these little beauties.Click for 458kb imageThe Sturt's Desert Pea plant is not prickly but there were certainly plenty of vegetation that sank their thorns into my skin when down on hands and knees trying to get that perfect shot.Click for 679kb imageThere is more that you can read about these plants by clicking here and here.I do hope you enjoy viewing this native plant of Australia.


Home of Dreams
2007-06-29 20:15:00
Click for 489kb imageIf only the walls could talk; what would they tell us?Traveling to Adelaide from Mannum this cottage could be seen not all that far from the main highway.Some people are spooked walking into old buildings but I am one of those that soaks up the past of the everyday life of these aged buildings. I love to hear stories from the older generation about the history of what happened. Usually there are deaths and births along with heartache and happiness as well as sheer hard work.Maybe all those things happened within the walls of this little cottage? If I were to paint something like this building those thoughts would always be upon my mind as a way to put spirit into the scene that you yourself would also be asking those same questions.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email Take a look at my Arts & Stuff BlogArts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website technorati tags: images, free images, photos, free photos, snapshots, old house, free, cottage
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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part fourteen"
2007-07-04 21:26:00
Click for 426kb imageLake Hart is located approximately two hundred kilometres North West of Port Augusta, South Australia . I believe this would be a spectacular spot to take photos early in the morning or as the sun goes down.Click for 389kb imageIsland Lagoon is 153 kilometres North West of Port Augusta, South Australia . The island jutting out from the salt lake was without a doubt the focal point when lining up me camera.There will be one more post from this journey so please join me for that entry, as I close what was for me a very memorable trip down memory lane.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: landscape, Australia, images, free images, snapshots, photos, free photos, salt lake
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Tess, the Working Dog
2007-07-08 20:02:00
Click for 448kb imageThis photo was taken of Tess when she was sitting in her box near our back door under the veranda.Tess is a working Coolie kelpie cross dog on our family farm with more energy than two dogs put together. When she has her injections, the vet tells us that she has a very strong heart and I can say she has a powerful tail as well that whips you around the legs that one wonders if she is belting us up with happiness.It isn't always easy to get a photo of Tess as she is always withering with excitement, so the command "in your box" has her sitting quietly for a couple of minutes while I grabbed some photos. I particularly liked this snapshot because she wasn't looking directly at me but staring at something else that caught her attention. Once she was told she could leave her box all that could be seen was a blur. Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: dog, images, free images, snapshots, photos, free photos


Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part fifteen"
2007-07-06 23:29:00
Click for 1.18MB imageTo finish this trip off I thought a panorama view of our last stop would be the way to go, which was Ranges View Rest Area, 62 kilometres NW of Port Augusta in South Australia . For those on dial-up please be aware this is a large file.I do hope this image gives you an idea of the expanse of the landscape because so often a single photo will not do this. I did not use any automatic panorama software when stitching three photos together for this image because I just could not get the desired results that I was after. Instead time was spent with layers using Photoshop to get the best results.I had mention in past posts of this trip that my brother and his wife also participated. In fact the original idea to make this trip was my brothers who also has a photo blog with photos of this same trip here. He kindly offered to be chauffeur with his own vehicle although I think I had him scratching his head where he was going to put our camping gear in the 4WD when he saw t
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Three Emus
2007-07-13 23:54:00
Click for 634kb imageWanting to add more wildlife to this blog had me scanning my computer with thousands of photos to browse.This image isn't clear because the emus were off in the distance but the three grouped together did catch my attention when viewing the photo. Cropping and playing around with the image has improved it although lacking some detail.From an artist perspective if I was drawing or painting these birds I would want as many images as possible to come up with a good composition that shows off the emus personality. For this reason I considered it worth while posting the image on SnapShots so that eventually a collection of emu images are available to artists who visit this blog.There is some information about these ground birds at this website. The snapshot that you do see in this post was taken at Wilpena Pound in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia at a time I was artist in residence. This residency position takes place each year and more information can be found
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A Web Woven
2007-07-12 19:03:00
Click for 696kb imageLooking through my kitchen window while preparing breakfast I notice the sunlight striking droplets of water enhancing the silk of this spider web.Dewy mornings so often can be a beautiful time of the day with light showing through transparent leaves and water droplets creating a truly magical wonderland.This poor specimen for a web has me wondering if the spider did indeed catch his meal to sustain him for the rest of the day. The broken web, could that be evidence of a struggle with a big fat juicy moth? Probably the answer would be that the spider did indeed have a full stomach!Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: images, free images, snapshots, photos, free photos, spider, spiders web
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Two Kangaroos
2007-07-15 21:20:00
Click for 839kb imageNo this is not a trick image, there are two kangaroos in this snapshot. Mum is the one in the foreground with bubs hiding towards the back.It was while walking in the bush at the base of Wilpena Pound that my husband and I disturbed these two roos from a nap in the shade. Mum was not impressed and I knew it was time to back off when she started to snort at me. Obviously she woke up on the wrong side of the bed (or should that be grass patch) and didn't want her photo taken! If you have never visited my Arts & Stuff blog you just might be interested in this post especially if you enjoyed the photo of Tess on SnapShots. You will see a lovely drawing of Tess by artist Wendy Prior.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: images


Does my bum look big
2007-07-18 21:33:00
Click for 650kb imageThis pose instantly had me thinking of a title 'Does my bum look big'. I think what was happening though that this young fella was spying his lunch with so many bugs on the move on that particular day. If you look close enough there is already a moth sticking out of the Bearded Dragons mouth.Click for 465kb imageI have posted this Dragon Lizard with a different pose here on SnapShots before and mentioned that I was afraid the little guy would be trodden on while my husband was cooking our Barbecue lunch. Even though the photo isn't the best shot of the Dragon Lizard I thought I would share this one with you to show the actual size of this little fella who would still have a lot of growing to do.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: images, free images, snapshots, photos, free photos, bearded dragon, Australia


Adult Bearded Dragon's
2007-07-19 20:28:00
Click for 742kb imageYou may have seen this photo on my Arts & Stuff blog. I decided to clean the image up and cut out the unnecessary outer area allowing more information with the size snapshots that I do post on this blog.The original post can be found here.These guys were actually doing a courtship dance at the time the photo was taken.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: images, free, images, snapshots, photos, free photos, bearded dragon, Australia
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Wilpena Pound
2007-07-22 00:24:00
Click for 628kb imageWilpena Pound is one of my favourite haunts for bush walking. In this image is the Wilpena Pound wall in the background with some of the outer rolling land formations that are much easier to climb. There are many walking trails which climb Wilpena Pound and some are so hard that I don't think I will ever attempt them. Don't think I would have when I was young either because I am not all that partial to heights.The walking trail that my husband and I had taken is the one from the Wilpena Resort and Caravan Park to St Mary's Peak. We knew we would not make it all the way to St Mary's Peak due to time constraint because I was rostered on to work later that same day.If you are ever walking in this area make sure you stay on the marked trails because it would be very easy to become disorientated with directions back to the Caravan Park. Also make sure you are well prepare for these walks with plenty of water and also take notice of the warnings that the staff provid


Adult Bearded Dragon's
2007-07-19 20:28:00
Click for 742kb imageYou may have seen this photo on my Arts & Stuff blog. I decided to clean the image up and cut out the unnecessary outer area allowing more information with the size snapshots that I do post on this blog.The original post can be found here.These guys were actually doing a courtship dance at the time the photo was taken.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: images, free, images, snapshots, photos, free photos, bearded dragon, Australia
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Does my bum look big
2007-07-18 21:33:00
Click for 650kb imageThis pose instantly had me thinking of a title 'Does my bum look big'. I think what was happening though that this young fella was spying his lunch with so many bugs on the move on that particular day. If you look close enough there is already a moth sticking out of the Bearded Dragons mouth.Click for 465kb imageI have posted this Dragon Lizard with a different pose here on SnapShots before and mentioned that I was afraid the little guy would be trodden on while my husband was cooking our Barbecue lunch. Even though the photo isn't the best shot of the Dragon Lizard I thought I would share this one with you to show the actual size of this little fella who would still have a lot of growing to do.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: images, free images, snapshots, photos, free photos, bearded dragon, Australia


Two Kangaroos
2007-07-15 21:20:00
Click for 839kb imageNo this is not a trick image, there are two kangaroos in this snapshot. Mum is the one in the foreground with bubs hiding towards the back.It was while walking in the bush at the base of Wilpena Pound that my husband and I disturbed these two roos from a nap in the shade. Mum was not impressed and I knew it was time to back off when she started to snort at me. Obviously she woke up on the wrong side of the bed (or should that be grass patch) and didn't want her photo taken! If you have never visited my Arts & Stuff blog you just might be interested in this post especially if you enjoyed the photo of Tess on SnapShots. You will see a lovely drawing of Tess by artist Wendy Prior.Quick links:Free Subscription to SnapShots by Email technorati tags: images


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