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Dec 06
by Julie in Around Australia 4WDing, Earth and Sea 0 comments

arkaroola to mt hopeless

There is still a lot of water around and the road was pretty boggy at times. We were faced
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Oct 19
by Julie in Around Australia 4WDing, Earth and Sea 0 comments

allure of the ocean

I was going through some images of our trip to the Kimberley
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Sep 27
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view to the mountains?

Dust storm
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Sep 05
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abundance in the orchard

Such an abundant harvest from the orchard!!!
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Aug 31
by Julie in Around Australia 4WDing, Earth and Sea 1 comments

sand dancers

patterns dancing in the sand
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Aug 31
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mango blooms

Mango blooms
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Aug 31
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frangrance and flowers

We have just arrived home from our travels to the beautiful fragrance
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Aug 06
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natural arch

A natural arch in an amazing rock formation
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Aug 06
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amazing rocks

Amazing rocks in Northern Territory
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Jun 21
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the best camp by the warburton

the best camp by the river as the floodwaters receded
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Jun 20
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near ‘the breakaways’

the landscape is humbling
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Jun 20
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in ‘the breakaways’ area near coober pedy

Incredible colours..amazing landscape!
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Jun 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Fine Art Photography 0 comments

in the wind

all that is left is the thread of a root from a plant circling in the desert wind
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Jun 13
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beautiful desert sand

Powerful ...
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Jun 13
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one of those moments that need to be taken

stunning colours of a cloudy sunrise at coward springs
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May 25
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experimenting with landscape

I am exploring how to portray through my photography
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May 23
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a week in Gariwerd – the Grampians

Off to the Grampians – the Aboriginal name for this region is Gariwerd. We are
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Mar 22
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autumn equinox

This year, the 20th March is the Autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere. I prefer
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Mar 12
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in the clouds

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Mar 12
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full moon on flight home

moorise
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Feb 19
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echinacea spirals

This echinacea flower was in my garden. Such beautiful patterns.
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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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