Top tips for outback travellers
I did an interview with ABC radio while I was in Broken Hill on my last trip. They asked me what advice I’d give to other women wanting to travel through the outback. My response …
Tom Roberts shearing sheds … who needs the Royal Easter Show?
I watched shearing today. Not at the Royal Easter Show – real shearing. In a shearing shed. In the country. Six sweaty blokes doing bloke work. I’ve never seen shearers at work before, and there …
Are you a photographer or do you just ‘take photos’?
If you don’t already know – I’m a photographer. Most people think that means I take photos for a living, but that’s not true. I take photos because I love it. To make a living …
Is this an official drought?
We’re back on the farm. Last week when Doc rang the farm manager about coming down, he said they were feeding sheep – they were in drought. I was gobsmacked (I love that word). I …
Can you have a wilderness without trees?
I’ve been having discussions about what “wilderness” means. For me the word conjures up images of trees, trees and more trees, but so many “wild” places aren’t like that at all. Wikepedia defines it as: …
Red tailed black cockatoos
On the Darling River in Wilcannia we saw a flock of red-tailed black cockatoos. These are magnificent birds, and quite rare. It was a fabulous sight. If you look in this photo you can see …