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Nov 12
by Julie in Karijini 2012 0 comments

The more I see the more I realise the less I know…

I remembered being in awe of the geological formations and the incredible feel of this mountain.
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Jul 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Aerial View – Or is it?? Our perspective can sometimes be influenced.

When I took these aerial images at Karijini, I could play with the perspective of them in my mind... and could convince myself easily they were both images of the landscape taken from a plane.... or either a macro lens.
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Jun 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, poetry, Words 0 comments

Over time

Over time
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Jun 11
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 4 comments

Into the mist of Trust

Uncertain steps over unfamiliar terrain into the mist of trust
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Jun 03
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

Uluru to Alice Springs, then across the Plenty Highway to Boulia

We had to get on the road and cover a lot of ground before the rain
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Jun 03
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

Uluru reveals itself

There I was, in a bit of a 'zone' after seeing Kata Tjuta, and I was just driving along knowing that Uluru was along the road a bit..... and then
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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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Jun 01
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

Just an ‘ordinary’ photograph – acknoweldging moments and the purpose of a photograph.

I received a lovely email last night from someone who said "......It is so good to see your journey through some ordinary photos.
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May 31
by Julie in Karijini 2012 0 comments

Wiluna to Leinster – Dingo; Oops with tyre; flat country and the cloud coming in.

No... it wasn't the corrugations which I was feeling through the steering wheel - it was
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May 30
by Julie in Karijini 2012 0 comments

Have I ever mentioned I LOVE my pre-dawn run? hehehe

Here are some iPhone happy snaps of what I saw some mornings on my run whilst we were travelling. I like to
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May 28
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized, Words 0 comments

When a rock breaks

When a rock breaks, it is broken..
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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 26
by Julie in Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

OOPS!

Well.... I had been putting in some long days driving to beat the rain system coming from the west and to get home
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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 19
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

It comes from nowhere, but is everywhere.

It comes from nowhere but is everywhere. It seeps and creeps in silence
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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 13
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Self awareness through running.

Running is like a moving meditation for me...although some
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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 10
by Julie in Courage, Inspirations, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Courage into the unknown

In gritty times when perspective is uncertain and
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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 08
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

When the scars run so deep

When the scars run so deep and loss cannot be repaired; when courage alone
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May 06
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 2 comments

Sincere thank-you.

I would like to sincerely thank everyone from all around the world
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May 06
by Julie in Karijini 2012 2 comments

Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Dolly Parton and an unknown 70’s band….

I had just come back from clambering over a very big hill.... walkingover
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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 04
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 2 comments

Living honestly.

I have learned to live showing all my rough bits... ALL of me - including
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May 04
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012 2 comments

Writing – How it can help transform a muddled mint into clarity

Walking through the gorges of Karijini, I was chatting with someone and they said to me that they were always muddled
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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 Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Photography Teachings 0 comments

Meditation for Photographers

Being able to connect with the Silence is an important skill which
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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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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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#healingjourney #meditationpractice #dyedinthewool #assookinakii_cowl #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #livinglifetothefullest #happydays #shaman #healer #healersofinstagram #listentoyourheart #indiedyedyarn #handmadewithlove #knittersgonnaknit #knittersoftheworld
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