The adventures of Dave and Michelle: April 2006

Arty farty

This is facing the wrong way, rotate it 90 CCW.

Tiger cub acrylic. All these paintings are acrylic, I changed back to using them cos they dry faster and makes it easier for travelling.

Self portrait - trying new ways of painting

This elephant is in progress and I have repainted over his nose a few times.

Pithara

Action shot, the view we get all day as we plough a farm that is 6000 acres!

What do you call this again? Oh its a plough all folded up so Dave doesn't wipe out any fences en route, but thats ok cos Michelle was driving this time so the fences remained as they were!!!

The paddock I was ploughing in.

Dave the Steiger mechanic.

Spot the melon - they are taking over the farm.

Another action shot.

Rear view action, must make sure that wheel doesn't hit a fence or tree or power pole, aye Dave.

This photos for you mum

This photos for Michelle

This is another photo for you mum

See I can drive without a cushion Mum

Look Im as tall as the wheel mum

Look mum - Im a real farm girl now - look at the size of the tractor

What a cool tree this is. They have a salinisation problem on the farm, when the first guys came in here they cut all the trees down like all good land developing and environmentally unknowing pioneers. Then the ground water rose and and with it came the salt. This has rendered large areas of the farm useless except for some dirty old merinos they have laying about the place. So trees it is. Well this one is a pretty tree and that is why it is here.

You go girl

Ali the sheep dog

Our first house house - just us and the mouse mouse

Mmmmm mutton heads

Farm land - spot the soil - oh there aint any.
for those that have seen brother bear - I spy a....

Go the running of the sheeps
Mmmmmmm mutton

Sweet as kiwi sheila

Oh the Gallahs

Manjimup Express

This is the most gorgeous boxer man. Stage one deck creation

Stage 2. Enlist the help of a most beautiful assistant.

Stage 3.Bob the builder - I mean dave the I really wanna be a builder

Stage whatever - see I really am a builder guy. Left the last few things for Chris to tidy up. This is our celebration and Farewell breakfast. The little dog thing is Heidi, very agressive as you can see.

Dave gave me wild flowers from the wilds

Golden Orbs seen every where in the vineyards. Dave saw one attack a cricket

Le Frog de merlot

Le Frog de pomme

Les Frog de branch

Le Frog le Gymnast

Le Wife le watch out

Le Emu watch out

Le dinner au australian

More Desert Mountains

Random little bear

After the rain on the day we left

Those guys and their uniforms. Yes we look like janitors

Now thats purdy. Flying into the sunset leaving the camp

Mt Keith Mine

The biggest thing around here is the mine. There is no mountain - no more than a bump in the road anyhow. This is the overburden - you can see two trucks on top. These trucks are huge - like aircraft carriers.