Rejuvenated - back from the Desert.

There were just 3 trees and nothing else. From horizon to horizon flat stony desert in Australia=92s Outback. Explorer Sturt in 1845: =91...the most cheerless and the most forbidding of any landscapes our eyes had wandered over=85' No Mcdonalds. No tourists. Not even electrons - no internet. I love that spot. Used to months of re-active thinking following prompts from the computer, my thoughts were at a loss. There was no command to obey, no sound, no diversion whatsoever. A complete otherness. It scrubs your brain. Dog Rusty was lying down muzzle on a paw, his style when thinking deep. Far away a heat haze shimmered upwards. It deleted the horizon, made Heaven and Earth be one and Rusty grinned. It took a while, then, clutter-free, my thoughts became their own again. They leafed through some pages of the life I=92ve lived - and some not lived yet. They created doodles through no-mans-land. They did what kiddies do: they daydreamed. Useless, simple and happy. Had forgotten all about it. I love the Stony Desert. It=92s my head=92s Recycle Bin. (There is a short clip about it in the video section of my website. I called it =91Three Trees Dreaming=92). Cheers - Klaus and Rusty

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It really is fantastic. I'm with you guys..... No s**te... just you and the sky and the earth (plus maybe a little bit of deisel)... magic.

...and thanks for the poetry.

Brits welcome too (in limited numbers, of couse) :)

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Until the funnel web gets ya!

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++++++++++++++ There are none in the desert - they get bored there. No one to bite. Cheers - Klaus and Rusty
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+++++++++++++++ Thanks for kind reply asdf! Klaus and Rusty
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Think of the scorpions then :)

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Nah, they have gone out of business.. credit crunch and all ;o)

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Oz sure has it's share of deadly critters, I would be sure to check my boots, before putting them on !...:-))

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...and check your tent before jumping in if you've been out for a walk... snakes!

It's true folks, lots of deadly critters here, but luckily most of them aren't too agro. One notable exception is the Sydney Funnelweb spider, which has been known to not just bite once, but will often attack repeatedly. Multiple, very painful bites. Nasty... particularly since they tend to inhabit little holes under houses where you can't see them. If you've ever done any renovations you'll know that you often have to stick your hand into dark little crevasses...

c.f. the Redback spider. It really is a docile little thing, and really has to be stirred into action, traditionally using the method of sitting on one in the dunny. They're hard to spot... they like dark dry spots like fuseboxes, old toolboxes, woodpiles, outdoor dunnies...

Snakes are generally fairly docile unless stirred up Steve Irwin (RIP) style, or cornered. I remember a few years back on a bushwalk in the Otways during the Tiger snake breeding season. Literally hundreds of active snakes to be seen sunning themselves on the open track. Without exception, every single one of them was in more of a rush to get away from me than I was from them :)

The really dangerous critters are the big ones that jump out in front of you when driving.... I have heard of some pretty nasty injuries resulting from a big buck roo coming through a windscreen and kicking around a bit inside the vehicle... ouch. Them, and water buffalos in the NT... wouldn't want to hit one of those either.

Speaking of the top half... crocs are the things to watch for... mind you, their taste seems to dictate a preference for Swedish backpackers... who can blame them... Easily avoided though... don't camp too close to water courses, and don't go swimming.

Scotland can be pretty dangerous too, I seem to remember... those midges are man-eaters! I recall a moment when, for the first and only time in my life, I heard my partner utter the immortal words "Can you please light a cigarette?". It worked! You just light up and puff away, and the midges stay outside the smoke barrier. Brilliant. But would probably only work in still weather. Next time, I'll be sure to pack some good cigars ;)

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