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A quarry that doesn't move (or fly off)!

2/3/2013

 
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Okay, short hiatus while work overtook life like an unstoppable express train. It's continuing for a few more days yet, but any chance of writing just vapourised.

Almost back on deck. I'm back to expanding out a short story for the Kernewek Lowender festival here in South Australia.

I'll add short articles to the blog to catch up on the last few weeks news.

Today's short update: a Walk to Emerald Quarry on the north flank of Mt Barker (sorry, no real emeralds, some of the rocks have a green tinge and that's as close as you'll get!)

The background: It's still incredibly dry and hot. Eastern states and Northern Territory have floods - we had a whole 4mm for February.

I'm hunting down the Nairne Fault, and I'm sure I can see it now but it's going to be a bit difficult to get there - thanks to a rock fall. Here's a few photos around the quarry - it was dug out in the late '70s to build the South-Eastern Freeway (from Adelaide to Melbourne); I doubt they could make a mess like this now.

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Flowering grass tree, MtB
The birds are moving down the mountain due to the long dry spell - at least some are still alive which is more than I can say for the flora (under serious stress and dying).

Birds seen and/or heard this weekend: Pardelotes (SEEN! A whole bunch going over bark/leaves/etc), wrens, thorbills (striated and y/rumped), fantail (flew at my head), Mrs GW, rosies, goldfinches, y/f h/es, clogs, babblers, blackbirds, and I think a SCRUBBIE! Heard: kookas, curras, spiney. SEEN: kangas!

Birds seen at home this weekend: RBFs and WRENS! WOW!

Writing more in a couple of days. Update on the MtB Summiteers.

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear sister, Lyn. Best wishes for a fabulous year!

Happy writing
Bo
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    Author - Bo Henley

    I have two writing passions - crime fiction...and thrillers with a slight twist. Of course, if I tell you what the twists are, I'd have to kill you (see: The Crime Novels). There are rumours that I also write non-fiction with a science flavour, but I deny everything  (No, I don't. See: About Bo). And when I'm not writing, I LOVE reading (see: Bo is Reading).


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