. . . We trawl the water hole, (past the sleeping croc), and I feel the first tug . . . tug . . . as my lure drags the bottom. The next tug is followed by a long z-r-r-r-r-r-r as the line plays out, and then splash . . . splash . . . splash as my first catch of the day jumps and fights. I can still see that silver gleaming 85-centimetre beauty arching her back as she jumps and . . . .
When I first start hearing the roosters in the mornings, I know there’s still a couple more beautiful hours in slumberland. This morning, it was birds (singing?), before the roosters started their morning crowing routine for me.
Good rains have recently broken years of drought in outback New South Wales and Covid has changed our lives, forcing lockdowns. International travel plans have been put on hold for the foreseeable future. Good weather forecasts for these next days is all I need to get going on a country road trip here in Australia. …
ude Live at the Art Gallery of New South Wales is anything but ‘still life’. ancers twist, entangle and plunge; in the nude; unselfconscious, trusting and brave, emulating the extraordinary art and sculptures in the exhibition of ‘Nude: art from the Tate Collection’. The choreography for the hour-long ‘performance’ displays the creative …
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