"Water is the soul of the earth" - W H Auden The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) is one of the miraculous contradictions of Australia, we are the driest inhabited continent on earth, only Antarctica is drier, and yet our dry inland sits atop the largest and deepest subterranean water resource in the world. The GAB … Continue reading Lightning Ridge and the Great Artesian Basin
The Art of Lightning Ridge
Renowned artist John Murray calls Lightning Ridge home and you can't escape his impact on the town. Depending on which way you approach the ridge you might be greeted by a giant emu, Stanley made from old girders, Volkswagens and satellite dishes, or on Morilla St an old combi given wings and a propeller, flown … Continue reading The Art of Lightning Ridge
The surprising creativity of Lightning Ridge
Open plains and big skies, that sums up the trip west from Toowoomba to Lightning Ridge, endless rolling plains, much of it under cotton. One of the great beauties of the west is the endless open plains and big skies. Lightning Ridge is largely defined by opal mining but despite the dreams of exceptional gems … Continue reading The surprising creativity of Lightning Ridge
Staying at the Opal caravan park in Lightning Ridge.
Life feels a bit hurried but we did pretty much completely tune out and switch off for a few days with our short escape to Lightning Ridge. Loved Lightning Ridge, it is a unique place, with a very different vibe and character. It has a kind of rough and ready character, down to earth, get … Continue reading Staying at the Opal caravan park in Lightning Ridge.
Long, long road to Lightning Ridge
As you can tell from the title, S and I have started our latest holiday travels. Been wanting to see this part of Australia for a long time. In my naivety, I decided to do the whole trip in one day. Nine hours of travelling which did include three stops so about seven and a … Continue reading Long, long road to Lightning Ridge
Tree time
We are lucky in this country to have the luxury of space and rich coastal and country environments, all within close proximity. While I live and work in a large town, I am never more than an hour from what in our house is generally referred to as tree time. A little longer for beach … Continue reading Tree time
“A magic key… that unlocks a door into a world of enchantment” – Mary Watts
Recently I posted some images for the travel photo challenge; ten days of photos with no explanation, mostly I chose some older photos from past trips overseas. Just thought I might do some brief posts on some of the lesser known but worthy locations from our past travels. The very first image I posted for … Continue reading “A magic key… that unlocks a door into a world of enchantment” – Mary Watts
Farmer’s Markets
Helping the environment, fighting climate change, supporting your local community and eating green and healthy can be as simple as shopping at your local farmer's market and Toowoomba benefits from an excellent farmers market where you can source local produce, speak to the grower/farmer/producer and support local, ethical businesses. The Toowoomba Farmer's market which operates … Continue reading Farmer’s Markets
Travel challenge – day 9
Just continuing on with the travel challenge. Jackie at World Wide Walkies blog, one of my favourite travel blogs, nominated me to participate in the Travel picture challenge. The challenge is about visual images so we need to post a favourite travel picture for 10 days without explanation and nominate someone else to participate. If I … Continue reading Travel challenge – day 9
Travel challenge – day 8
Just continuing on with the travel challenge. Jackie at the the awesome World Wide Walkies blog, one of my favourite travel blogs, nominated me to participate in the Travel picture challenge. World Wide Walkies is a blogging gem, especially if your aspire to the nomad lifestyle with canine companions. The challenge is about visual images so we … Continue reading Travel challenge – day 8
