Homeward bound

Well I was going to take a photo today of some of the work done at "Wrapt In Rocky" during the week. But I was so busy with customers that I couldn't get away from my stand. But I am now on the way home. This is typical of the country just inland from Rockhampton climbing up over the Great Dividing Range.

And this is the view looking back towards Rockhampton from near the top. The ocean is behind the far range of hills.

Just before I reached Theodore, my stop for the night, the sun set reflecting off some clouds low on the horizon.

Working in Rockhampton

Finally arrived late Monday morning. This is what the car looks like before I start to unpack

 And this is what it looks like when everything is unpacked

.And here it is  all set up and waiting for customers.

There is a felting class here so I hung the tissue silk on the outside of the door where it could float in the breeze.

And Jacinta's hand dyed petticoats hanging up to tempt the passer by.

And  her plant dyed salvage.

And yes it really does all fin in the car.

Big Sky Country

Narrabri was extremely cold last night with a heavy frost on the car at 7am this morning. However this means that it has been a beautiful day. This photo was taken early this morning  as the sun had just come up looking towards Mount Kaputar National Park.

I call this "big sky country" because it is flat agricultural land growing grain and a little further north cotton. You can see so much sky! I think its correct name is central west New South Wales but I think my name is a better description.

 And every now and then there will appear on the horizon a line of trees marking a river. When you cross the border into Queensland the country changes again, a little undulating and a mix of cropping and pasture. I stopped beside this little creek to have my lunch. It was full of water lilies and bird life. The reflections were perfect right up until the ducks took fright and flew away.

I do love water lilies, so pretty with their little heads poking above the water.

I am staying in a tiny place called Taroom. I nearly cancelled my accommodation here and pushed on to Rockhamptonm but having driven 580 kms already I thought that the extra 314 kms was pushing my luck a bit. Despite arriving here before three, I think I had had enough of sitting in the car for one day.

On the road again.

I can't believe it is so long since my last post. The month since we came home from our trip has simply flown by. Time has been filled with catching up with family (well some it them!), getting my ETSY shop back up and running, dying custom orders and most importantly, sending off stock to Dale at The Thread Studio.
I have been dyeing up some more rayon cord in Peacock,

 And Indian Splendour,

And Poppy.

But now I am on the way to Rockhampton to trade at "Wrapt in Rocky". It will be nice to have some warm weather in winter for a change, if only for a week. Tonight I am in Narrabri, having driven  up from Wagga Wagga, 681 km to the south. So being on the road for eight and a half hours today, this is what I was looking at for most of the day.