more desert peas because you liked them so much
more bearded dragons
WE ARE IN THE DESERT OMG!
more sunset sculpture scenes areyouboredyet?
the vehicles from the 1979 film Mad Max, which was filmed out there (in Silverton)
on the road, a stumpy tail lizard with a deathwish. We saw lots of these, many of them flat
a church in Silverton. Silverton is now almost a ghost town but just scrapes a living from tourists and as a film set for (apart from Mad Max) tv commercials, films and American westerns
wide open road. if you squint you can see a lone road sign far ahead. this was so exciting I had to take a photo
just outside Silverton, this random horse (again with the deathwish) appeared out of nowhere and sauntered across the road in front of our car, which was more exciting than the road sign I tell you
EMUS! Just WANDERING ABOUT!
this sight brought such great excitement that I had to stop the car and get out. Look! A bend in the road, a road sign and three emus, all together! I was quite overcome
ack! our emu tally (41 by the end of the week) was significantly boosted by this once in a lifetime sighting of a male emu and his NINE chicks. I seriously haven't stopped talking about this to anyone who'll listen
just outside the entrance to our destination, the Mutawintji National Park, was a tree with stuff hanging from it. christmas baubles, a tv, a chair, a dvd player, a packet of mints
(closer look here)
into Mutawintji National Park
to find the perfect camping spot
close to the prime spot by the River Redgum but not so close that it drops it branches on us
Time to pitch the tent and get some sleep, for tomorrow we see some 80,000 year old rock art. Whoohoo!
35 comments:
Loving the travelogue. And the emu chicks!
What amazing photos! Loved the one with the daddy emu and his chicks. So precious!
Someday I shall do a study of roadkill the world over. Around here it's all armadillos and white-tailed dear. Where I grew up, near the Great Lakes, it was toads and muskrats. But then our native lizards tend to be rather small.
I love times a million the emu chicks. And the long, flat roads.
I love the emu chicks!!!!
There was an emu just wandering down the road near here the other day but that male and the babies, oh my, no wonder you've been talking about it. I think I might too and I wansn't even there.
Yes, what Kate said, too sweet :-)
Wow Suse -- your pictures are GORGEOUS! It looks like there was a TON of excitement out there in the desert. Love the picture of Papa Emu -- do they get mean and protective when their babies are around? And the tree is pretty funny -- it looks like a tornado went through and left the household goods hanging from the branches!
Poor flat lizards, but more beautiful desert peas!
I wonder where Mama Enu was?
At the supermarket?
Emu babies emu babies emu babies! They have the same stripes as wild boar babies. Brilliant.
That fatty lizard is dead poisonous isn't it?
Genius pictures.
Can't decide which is more adorable...the photo of the male emu and his nine chicks--OR--the photo of you and your husband. So difficult.
Amazing, amazing, amazing photos! I'm loving this.
I'm pretty sure I've seen a tree with stuff hanging on it like that before...
Awesome photos!! Love the emu with his chicks, very cute!
gorgeous! I haven't been to the outback since 1993. next trip I hope. this is a quickie - just sydney and wollongong to visit family. Thank for the welcome tho!
Okay, the emu with the chick thing?
Is VERY impressive.
You can talk to me about that all you like.
Nope, not bored yet. I love the desert light.
It is one of the few areas of NSW I have not so much as driven through and I am itching to get out there. One day soon I hope :)
How did you know it was a male emu? Do they do all the childminding? (too lazy to look that up for myself)
They are a beautiful sight, those big chickies.
Also, I had no idea that desert peas were ground cover flowers, I thought they were a shrub. Your blog is so educational.
So so so cool. I love this post. Your trip is looking spectacular. My favorite things: the emu with his nine babies, the tree with hanging stuff, and the caption "WE ARE IN THE DESERT OMG"!
You and Mr Soup look very elegant
Oh you make me want to jump in the car and driiiiive!!
Feelin the spirit of the land from here!
I love the photos. Bring 'em on I say.
My parents were in Silverton last week. I bet my Mum's pictures weren't nearly as good as yours.
Keep em coming, Suse!
It was 1988 when I went to the outback and I can still remember the feeling of incredulity I had at seeing real life Sturt Desert Peas. Seeing them in that photo with your boys is just so memory inducing for me.
AND - it appears you were probably in Broken Hill at exactly the same time as my in-laws, who have just done Mungo NP, Menindi Lakes and Wilpena Pound.
And they saw an emu with SIXTEEN chicks. SIXTEEN!
What a great trip. I want to see the rest of the photos! I loved the stumpytail (@ silverpebble they are totally harmless) and the extraordinary colour of the Sturt's desert peas. The hands-down winner though is Emu Dad.
That was the next best thing to making the trip myself . Gorgeous photos , Thankyou !!
But I must know just one thing .... what did the road sign say ?
What a fantastic adventure! Those flowers (your timing must be impeccable)! Those emu chicks! The light! The dirt! I shall be adventuring vicariously through you for the next installments. Can't wait!
WOW. I loved seeing all that!
Emu Dad gets my vote for father of the year...great pics (and captions)
wonderful timing ....to see the flowering of the desert peas
we want more please!
you and Mr Soup look like something out of a film. something akin to English patient (but happier).
also, those long-legged boys!!!
WOW I had no idea that daddy emus were so liberated.... or is it the mummy emus who are liberated? Thanks for enlightening me about emu family life.
Next time, I'm coming back as an emu.
What amazing photos!!
So beautiful! Thank you for sharing your lovely photos. I enjoy your blog so much!
is that the real mad max car?
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