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Jun 02
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Valley of the Winds walk – KataTjuta

Kata Tjuta is a Pitjantjatjara word meaning 'many heads'. This area is important and is sacred under Anangu men's law
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Jun 02
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

On the road with us for a few days; Leinster, Leonora, Laverton, Warburton, Kaltukatjara to Kata Tjuta.

This was a really beautiful drive; with days of flat country, surprising pockets af amazing
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May 27
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

Bunurrunha – Mt Bruce

Bunurrunha is a Sacred men's site used by the Traditional Custodians of this land, and we
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May 25
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

The tree continues to speak in my dreams.

So how does that relate to me?? Where does my strength come from? What nourishes me?
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May 24
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

The tree speaks

Well... I am usually a 'rocks' kind of girl. I have been fascinated by geology and
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May 19
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Trees

This land in the Pilbara region and Western Australia has such an incredibly ancient feel.
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May 15
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Water

Water dances under and over
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May 13
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Dusty Sunset

This is an image I took with my iphone standing on the running board
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May 13
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Not alone

Exposed - on hardened layered blocks of rocks - in the limelight
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May 12
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Trying something new – my FIRST tree portraits!

I set myself an intention at Karijini workshop with Christian Fletcher,
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May 11
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Force which goes unnoticed.

Water holds and carries the life from above in its reflection
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May 09
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Jubura

Jubura is a sacred women’s area in Karijini National Park. The traditional owners
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May 05
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Struggles in the shadows

Sometimes the greatest struggles are found in the shadows,
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May 03
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Companions

Companions with weathered skin from storms
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May 01
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012 2 comments

Photography as a teacher.

This image taught me a great deal
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Apr 28
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Flamboyant Water

Water dances through the cavern flamboyantly caressing stone
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Apr 26
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

Karijini flow

Karijini National Park is a very special place. It has a feel
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Apr 21
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized, Words 2 comments

Hamersley Gorge reflections

Amongst the folding layers of time the rock slides into the edges of the cool water and morphs and
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Apr 21
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Fiery sky in Karijini

I sat in the late afternoon with the flies and swirling dust and seering heat
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Apr 19
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Hamersley Gorge

Max and I stumbled upon this most profoundly beautiful gorge in the Karijini National Park this afternoon – Hamersley Gorge.
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Apr 19
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 2 comments

350kms from Mt Augustus to Paraburdoo

This drive from Mt Augustus to Paraburdoo was only 350kms - took 2 full days and challenging driving some times, but
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Apr 15
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Holland Track to Meekatharra

Well...today I clocked over driving 5000 kms ...and lots of backing
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Apr 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Norseman and Holland Track

Into Norseman late one afternoon and had our first shower for a week in Service Station ammenities ! Ohhhh for a lovely warm shower.
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Apr 12
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 3 comments

Along coast near WA border across the Nullarbor to Norseman

Nullarbor is Latin for "no trees"... which is contrary to what is actually the case across this plain. Only
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Apr 10
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

The next stop south is Antarctica!

We have the most wonderful spot for tonight near Elliston in South Australia on the edge
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Apr 09
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Memories

Nothing ever stays the same. Time... like the flow of a flooding river leaves traces of experience in our minds;
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Apr 08
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Words 0 comments

The Moon

Glowing gentle curve bathes the night in silence.
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Apr 08
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Wamuran to Yunta – South Australia

Our first days were hot and clear and the skies with high cloud with a cool front approaching were spectacular. We are at Yunta today doing
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Mar 26
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Fine Art Photography 1 comments

the Grand Canyon

The colours on this cold, cloudy, moody morning were intriguing...subtle yet
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Mar 05
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

more beautiful rain

Just behind our home the water rushes down the gullies
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Mar 04
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Fine Art Photography, Inspirations, Photography Teachings 0 comments

artistic influences

John Paul Caponigro provided us with a list of homework questions to prepare for our week together in Miami. One of these was
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Dec 28
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations 0 comments

humility

The sheer scale of these sand dunes made me feel so humble
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Dec 28
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations 0 comments

harsh yet soft

In this extreme environment which was so harsh - there was still a sense of softness.
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Dec 27
by Julie in Earth and Sea, USA 2011 0 comments

storm approaching

We were in the Great Sand Dune Park in Colorado and this snow storm was approaching. This day
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Dec 13
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

still haven’t unpacked my suitcase

.... and haven't looked at most of my photographs, but I grabbed half an hour
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Jan 07
by Julie in Earth and Sea 2 comments

torrential rain – iphone pics

Torrential rain iphone pics..
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Jan 05
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

1st january – still wet!

I’m experimenting with processing Black and white images. This was a photograph I took with my point and shoot through the wet side window of the car.
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Dec 28
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

rain in south-east queensland

Much of Queensland is inundated with water at the moment. On the farm here we have received over 25 inches of rain already in December, had only 5 days without rain recorded , and only 3 days which were sunny for more than 4 hours. Here is our road which was damaged after heavy rain the other night. The council had just finished fixing and replacing the drain under the road, all their repairs were washed away!
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Dec 06
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

sand digging insect

This amazing insect - about an inch long flicks sand up behind it.
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Dec 06
by Julie in Around Australia 4WDing, Earth and Sea 2 comments

cameron corner to the bitumen

  We kept running from the storms and rain and headed home with the wind as I had a health problem in my tummy which we were very concerned about. We aimed for the bitumen and towns with a hospital. We arrived home safely and time now for my healing. Come and travel with me by looking at my images from cameron corner – home with the wind You can come with me on our whole trip by going to my travels page to view the galleries.
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skeinydipping

I looked down and saw my hands. Hands which have t I looked down and saw my hands. Hands which have touched; have loved; have created; have worked; have nurtured. My hands.   

I looked down and saw on my wrist and fingers items from around the world which have so many stories; items which have all been created from the heart and made by the hands of others. 

I looked down and saw beautiful yarn. Yarn which has been handled carefully through shearing, dyeing, skeining, balling; and now being knit in my beautiful hands. 

My hands are one of my gifts. This year I’ve really missed the touch of another with my hands, to feel the heart of another through my fingertips; but so grateful and love my hands which touch and feel; work and play!

What do you see when you look at your hands?

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Knitting a fabulous  #slipstravaganzamkal by @westknits .
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#gratitudeattitude #westknitsarethebestknits #westknitsmkal2020 #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knittersofaustralia #indiedyedyarn #handmadewithlove #handmade #handmadejewellery #fromtheheart #createeveryday #livetotravel #healing #healinghands #creativehands
My life is wonderful… and I have so many stories My life is wonderful… and I have so many stories. I’ve had adventures on all continents. Slept being rocked by the sea; felt the ice on my skin in both polar regions, and felt the silence of the deserts. I’ve walked stone steps in monasteries at altitudes where each step I’ve taken consciously and mindfully; focussing on treasuring every molecule of oxygen in the rarefied atmosphere. 

COVID has paused those adventures, but I draw upon my experiences as I navigate adventuring my days in a different way, on our ‘home range’. 

I recall my steps in Tibet as I walk through our bushland. I am mindful and conscious of my surroundings. I listen. I feel. I feel happy here. I am content.

My new stories may not hold the same experiences of connection with others; and may not be of extreme challenges or crazy things  (which I am rather prone to doing! 🙂 ) but they are not less wondrous… as I smell the warm eucalyptus waft from under my feet. 

I weave my stories, and this story is of my personal journey on my daily walk through our bushland. 
You can see some of my other woven stories on my website - link in profile. 

How do you express your life’s stories?
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#weaversofinstagram #indiedyedyarn #indiedyed #rigidheddleloomweaving #ashford #inspiredbynature #contentcreator #emotionalbalance #homedeco #handcrafted #makersmovement #creativelifehappylife #wellbeing #travellerlife #journeywoman #weavingaustralia
“....The Assookinakii cowl was created for those “....The Assookinakii cowl was created for those times in your life when you need a meditative and healing knit. Assookinakii (ass-s-oo-kin-uh-k-EE) means ‘healer’ in the Blackfeet language, thank you to Cut Woods School in Browning, MT for the tradish language support”. –  Candice from @thefarmersdaughterfibers 

Knitting this beautiful cowl by Candice from @thefarmersdaughterfibers for @sistersunitedmt ; WAS healing. 

As my hands gently formed the repetitive stitches I reflected on the word ‘Assookinakii ‘ - healer. I am a healer. I don’t understand it. It’s something unseen. Something within me which has been recognised by Ngangkari and ‘clever men’ here in Australia; and shaman and healers around the world as we travel. This recognition always has caught me by surprise; as I seem to walk a line between two worlds. 

As the stitches slipped from one needle to another and the beautiful colours of @spincycle_yarns revealed themselves; in the pauses between the stitches I heard a voice whispering to continue to seek connection with the natural world and listen deeply. 

What has been healing for you this year?
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