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Digging deep in my archives for something to post. What a wonderful surprise to find all the beautiful Birthday wishes while I was out. Thank you all so very much for the beautiful friendship over the years.
I have been knee deep in genealogy.
Love U all.
The children, who have been working since sunrise, literally crash and lie down to sleep in the dirt beside the hole where they work. Nuru (13), and Kongo (15), are covered with just one blanket and lie close to each other to keep warm during the night at Gangaol site near Bani.
Bani, Burkina Faso
29.07.2014
I have literally thousands of photos from this trip. If any one wants more of a particular vehicle, let me know.
This is day 1, trip along the Border Track - Dog Fence.
This must be one of the best sand tracks to be found in Victoria/South Australia. It follows the border from near Pinnaroo right down to near the Melbourne - Adelaide hwy.
This track has very large sand hills to get over. Most of these hills have tracks to get around them if you are not able to get over them. Some of these hills are so extreme there's no way anyone will get over them, so this track can very easily be classed as a 'Difficult' track.
Very Important. Check with the SA National Parks and Reserves for information on when the track is closed, and what direction you need to go in.
The track is about 107km. Allow a full day to make this trip. For a more enjoyable weekend, take your time and camp anywhere along the track. Stop in or camp at Red Bluff - scenic red sandstone hill.
(This is where we stopped). Dress warm though as it gets hot in the day, freezing at night.
Make sure you pack all your recovery gear, and travel in a group with other 4wd's. (We had to recover 2 vehicles).
Check the depths of the mud holes. Some for us were over 1 meter deep. Watch out for the holes towards the end, they are really deep!
Momentum is your friend on the sand dunes. We used 15psi tyre pressures. (Try the sand dunes 3x, if you fail, take the chicken path)
We ended up getting lost around the supposed turnoff to red bluff, that according to the maps was "well signposted".
We ended up with broken eggs and bottles.
This is mostly a sandy track with dunes and provides you with a remote location for testing self and equipment without travelling deeper into the outback.
The environment is typical Victorian desert – Mallee country. Expect some scratching from Mallee scrub particularly in the Wyperfeld section and some parts of the Northern Border Track may be overgrown. Soft sand is to be found on the tracks as well as corrugations and hard gravel.
The border track is steeped in history largely due to the dispute which arose from the original survey completed between 1847 and 1850. The result is that the border is actually sighted some 3kms too far West. A fascinating account of this can be obtained from John Deckert at Westprint Heritage Maps if you manage to visit whilst in Nhill.
There is an abundance of wildlife to enjoy whilst undertaking this trip, so watch out for Emu and Kangaroo. Aboriginal rock holes can be found close to the junction with South Bore Track.
We were lucky to reach the top speed of 40 kms/hr.
This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 5D, 70-200 IS L USM 2.8 lens
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January 2014
On 7th January 17 people started digging on the site next to Carter's House at the entrance to the Valley of the Kings. They are involved in the important task of preserving the tombs in the Theban Necropolis. An exact facsimile of the tomb of Tutankhamun will open to visitors next spring.
The project has been funded by Factum Foundation.
More information: goo.gl/Eb6M29
Suleyman (51) is standing on the bottom of a hole which not so long was full of rain water. In the dry season he has to buy the water for panning.
Thanks to www.flickr.com/photos/131708321@N02, this unusual bird has a name! The purple swamphen is an old world bird originally from Asia. The appearance here in the west has given way to a new name, "the grey-headed swamphen". Pretty cool, huh?
Digging out some old prints and scanned this one. I reckon B&W film and printing just might just catch on one day - its a great medium to work with in spite of the mess and time involved!
This Columbian Ground Squirrel was running around everywhere in the meadow near the Logan Pass Visitor Center. He finally stopped long enough for me to catch some shots of him digging for roots and promptly eating them. This area of the meadow has seveal grasses, sandwort and cinquefoil. This little guy had some buddies that wree a bit more brazen, scurrying around the feet of visitors on the path. I was able to snap some shots of one of them at my mother's feet.
Roy, Caleb, John Paul, Pastor Carl move dirt in the foreground while Omar tamps and prepares to receive the next load in the classroom
Before the tank digger goes in, she can assist moving fresh bins under her helpers, digging a hole for her to crawl into.
Both diggers start at the bottom hole and dig their way up to the upper door that opens inward. Then, they can both dig in.
Digging the hole to plant this blight-resistant chestnut seedling. This seedling was planted in the open space between the Pennino and Herrity Buildings on the Fairfax County Government Center complex.
More information on trees and forest conservation:
:) This is the coolest kid I've ever had the pleasure of meeting and having fun with. By fun I mean, we developed a system of high fives and fist bumps and he turned that into as much fun as he wanted it to be. Given I can speak hardly any Hungarian and he doesn't speak any English, our fist bumping system helped remove the feeling of a language barrier and this kid managed to teach me a huge lesson in modesty and humility without saying a single word. What a little legend he is.
Excavating at Hierakonpolis, the City of the Hawk, the largest site from the Pre- and Protodynastic period (3800-3100 B.C.)
Here is their website.
7.5 x 10" colored pencil and PanPastel drawing.
My husband posed for this picture, shovel and all, in our kitchen back in spring. I had a great idea - wouldn't it be funny to have an animal well known for burrowing, like the badger, using a shovel? This is the little story I made up for him:
"With babies on their way, the old burrow would be far too small. Mr. Badger scouted far and wide until he found the perfect spot on a grassy hillock, just underneath a large tree. Digging a burrow large enough for two adults and wee ones was not an easy feat though, as Mr. Badger brushes his brow. Despite getting all covered in dirt and dust, his effort will be well worth it."
He is a North American badger. I changed his facial markings slightly as I thought the natural markings would make him too mean. I also had to adjust the proportions - my husband is sufficiently round for a badger, but too tall!