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.