The day after
What a difference 24 hours makes.
Today the sun was shining and wispy clouds drifted by in a sky so azure it almost looked abnormal.
Late in the afternnoon was overcast, but none of the “torrential rain” predicted. Yet.
Compare these pictures, taken a day apart:
How to confuse a cat.
The creek is calm once again, with the foot bridge now visiblle. Whenever I look at our bridge, I think of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Who’s the Troll under the bridge? Don’t answer that.
The only drawback to the receding waters are the huge amounts of mud and silt left behind. It bakes dry as hard as concrete.
Into town this morning, flying past flattened canefields and latte coloured rivers gushing beneath the road. Once in town you would never have known that it was flooded (in some parts waist deep) only yesterday.
Had a lovely coffee at The Art Cafe, which combines caffeine & original works direct from local artists. Then it was a quick pop into a new Artist’s Collective Studio – The Crate. You may remember these guys (Kristin and Ed) from my previous post on their old studio space.
It’s a huge Industrial space with amazing natural light, right in the middle of town. Quite a few other artists are busy setting up their own studio spaces in this building, so hopefully it will become quite a vibrant hub in the local contemporary art scene.
There’s Ed and Kristin hiding in the corner.
My own art contribution for the day was the purchase of 2 new brushes (like I need MORE brushes!). At least it felt like I was doing something to feed the inner artist!
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So glad that there was no major damage!
Soon it’ll all be a distant memory!
I am still contemplating some artwork for you.
It may be a coloured pencil sketch.
How’s the calligraphy going?
There is definitely no shortage of water where you are….I have only ever been in one flood and it was so scary…The sound of the rushing water (so loud) and it looks mean when it`s flowing……
So glad that you are alright…I was thinking of you….
Your god daughter is very proud of you. I am sure you are heading towards opening your own “Aussie Zoo” in your part of the world.
Glad to see that you wont have to water your garden for a while!!! Do you think now is the time to design and build a boat?? maybe an ark?? then your four legged friends can join you. Why is it called Dead mans Creek??? Not sure I want to hear the answer
Doda,
We’ve really only started the Wet Season, with March being the wettest. It’s the cyclones that I’m not fond of!
Sketch sounds fabulous, what would you like from me? Calligraphy is not happening much at the moment – school holidays and a backlog of filing/culling is time consuming at the moment. Another 2 weeks should see me ready to hit that vellum!
Mandy, yes I’m sick of the abundance of water. It was the exact opposite during a Perth summer.
Jules, it will be great to catch up when you guys hit town. Dead Man’s Gully was due to a croc having a mate for dinner quite a while back it seems….