6/24-25 Bonfire...Then Back to Canberra

On our last full day at Calperum Station, I helped Cedra document work she was doing in the field. Most of the photos were taken on her camera and will be used to create paintings. I have a few preliminary photos (and included 2 related drawings in this photo set). This particular piece was inspired by tiny lime-green melons, which grow naturally in the area. Stay tuned for finished paintings...and all of our completed projects from work started in Australia.

Later that evening we went to a pub and got Joseph some (SURPRISE!) balloons for his belated birthday (he got sick on the actual day...and of course didn't want to advertise it was his birthday anyway. Luckily Cedra remembered!). Back at camp, Bryn set fire to his "Wicker Man" which slowly burned away in the mesmerizing flames.

The field portion of the trip now completed, we set out the next morning, June 25, for Canberra. Along the way we had a group photo taken at the border between the Shire of Hay (say Ha-aaaay!) and the Shire of Wakool (say Way COOL!). Joseph provided the opportunity for the full group photo, which also made for fun photos of him trying to beat his timer with balloons in hand. Then Liz rolled in the grasses to prove that, even though it was actually full of spurs and prickly things, it looked so soft from a distance that it made her want to roll around in it. Kudos to you, Liz. Then we came across a bizarre burning field (likely intentional). Still don't know the full story with this one... Enjoy.