SkyWatch ~ Rider in the Sky

About a hundred miles from home, I noticed a galloping

horse keeping up with our 110 kilometre speed. At first,

I thought nothing of it and enjoyed the company but when

I saw the little girl sitting well up on it's neck, I kept my

eyes peeled to make sure she stayed on at that pace.

As the sun dropped lower and lower in the sky, they still

kept pace with us, obviously they were happily riding into

the sunset together.

With the setting sun, they disappeared

as we drove on towards home.

As the sun was turned off, the lights came on . . . sixty miles

to go and we'll be home.

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If you haven't joined SkyWatch yet, here is your big chance, click on

the Logo on my space bar and you can both fly the skies of the world

and add those that you see every day wherever you are.

SkyWatch ~ On the Road Come Rain or Shine

In the inimitable words of Ogden Nash:

"Home is heaven

and orgies are vile,

but I like an orgy once in a while."

We were travelling for 30 days through three states and over

3,000 kilometers and have just come home again for a while.

Whew!!!

Leaving Sydney we were engulfed by these great rolling clouds

betokening wild weather to come.

They did not quite live up to their expectations for a few hundred

miles yet

but were definitely flexing their muscles.

A little further on they came down with a vengeance, the

windscreen wiper on my side jammed permanently so there are

no pikkies of the deluge.

You will get more travel impressions a little later in the week.

Meanwhile, all pictures enlarge as usual.

Thanks to our great SkyWatch Team we can share and enjoy

each other's skies. Keep it up guys!

Watery Wednesday ~ White horses on the Wind

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Sea horses galloping

white manes flying

noses into the wind.

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Where do they run to

what do they seek

snorting in the storm.

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They seek their freedom

they seek their home

far, far from churning foam.

MY WORLD ~ 16 A Trip to Queensland, 1st. Day

Dawn in last year's autumn garden looking down to
our daughtr's house.




After a long day's driving, we cross from South
Australia into New South Wales and get to
Wentworth on the Darling river after dark and are
accosted by a Brushtail Possum looking for handouts.
Befor I saw the sign not to feed the animals, I had
already slipped him a piece of banana.



Overnighting in a cabin in the caravan pk. I wake
to waterfowl in the early morning light.



A smug Black Duck reflecting

Male Mallard with Wood Duck behind him

This one has the look of a Pygmy Goose but

colour and location do not quite match.

A large domestic duck nesting in a root hollow

A Dusky Moorhen, the bane of ducklings, sailing
on some duckweed.

Male Wood Duck basking in the gold reflection

from a moored boat

And a Duckling glad to have escaped the

beak of the Moorhens ,

Next week, onward to the Warrumbungles.
To check out the rest of the world, klickthe Logo.

My gratitude to Klaus and the MY WORLD team
for giving us the opportunity to show our corner.

Unchained Melody....

Dearest friends.

as you know, on the 29th. Jan. I went in for a day surgery procedure. Two hospitals and 11 days later, I have been unshackled from the iron bedstead and released on home detention.

Your kind wishes, prayers and thoughts have sustained me during my captivity.
I thank you all for standing by me during this time, and hope to be able to post at least for SkyWatch this week.

It may take me a while to leave comments on your blogs as I still need some recovery time.

With grateful appreciation, hugs to you all, Arija