A rare opportunity to head to the Outback
and settle on the porch with a G&T
as the desert light changes
over the diggings
yes, I had a rare chance to go to Andamooka again
where there are opal diggings in all directions
we found a welcome visitor in the house
a stumpy tail lizard who hat made himself quite at home
being afraid he would not find enough food and drink inside,
I picked him up and took him outside
getting on in years and lacking driving endurance
I seldom get a wonderful chance like this
but when I do, I jump at it
walking among the old diggings
hoping to pick up an opal chip or two
and wondering whether it was worth
digging this Great Wall of China
it looked somehow as though all this effort had been in vain
it was only 4 nights away,
two of them on the road
but so well worth it
if only to be away from home for a bit
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