MY WORLD ~ Onward to the Heart of the Ranges

Before we left Hawker, our hostess took us to a near by hill to

see the view (sorry about the dirty windscreen),

in itself a pretty place undisturbed by tourists but plentifully

dotted with flowers and birds.

For someone my vintage, a bit steep in places but manageable.

Although the air was not quite clear, the view was still good

to the heart of the Flinders Ranges.

Onward through Morelana Gorge with spectacular views of the

ragged teeth of the main range.

At every turn almost, the landscape changed and I did a lot of

drive-by shooting.

I think by now you can tell that I am quite besotted with this

wonderfully changeable country.

Sunlit one moment and dappled with shadows the next, fairly

making your hand itch for a paintbrush.

The colours of the sunlit plains competing with the blue of

the hills.

Although the drive was long, the smiles on our faces just grew

the further north we went.

We had driven the dirt road through Morelana Gorge, bowled

along the sealed main drag for a while, then crossed the Range

again driving into Parachilna Gorge . . . but that is another

story for another day.

You can see the dust cloud raised by a vehicle ahead of us and

the one coming towards us although it had recently rained

These were the only two cars we saw until we had reached the

other side and the sealed road again.

I have no idea why this place makes me so happy. Most of the

time it is dry and parched and hot as well yet my cares evaporate

whenever I am here. It has a special inescapable magic all its own.

Click the pictures to enlarge them. I hope I did not bore you too

much with such a long post.

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and thanks to the MY WORLD Team for giving us this opportunity.

TODAY'S FLOWERS ~ Desert Flowers, Parachilna Gorge

More photos of dry-land wildflowers from our recent trip.

I will do my best to add the names I can find tomorrow when

I am rested.

The very thorny but so pretty Solanum,

and a European interloper, the blue Pimpernel.

All photos enlarge as usual.

The Logo will open a world of flowers and give you a chance to

join in as well.

Thanks to Luiz Santilli Jr. and his flower team.