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Gumbaynggirr prayer for rain. Cloud creator, see the burnt dry earth. Send rain now. Guluunga, guluunga, guluunga Become rain, become rain, become rain From our local language class. I don't hold out any real hope of speaking fluent Gumbaynggirr. I go to class to learn what I can't even guess that I don't know. Different cultural perspectives. In my opinion everyone should learn the language of the country they live on. You don't know what you don't know and what you're missing. The western view of the world is not the only way and alone won't get us out of the mess we are in. Also, it's pretty rude to live somewhere and not learn the local language. It's bad enough when tourists don't bother.... #languagelearning #gumbaynggirr #prayerforrain #indigenouslanguages #notatourist
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A very special event to have witnessed. Nation Dance. This one in Coffs Harbour. The rain which has been missing for so long was gently falling the entire time, and went away when the dancing ended. Thanks to Brian for the image because I was too entranced to remember to take a photo.
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Flower mandala. Layout for a drawing in progress. Not as polished as the impressive ones by artist @kathydanmala . I was looking for the balance of careful structure and casual scattering. Happy with this. #mandala #flowers #flowermandala #natureart #springtime
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Dog walk in the forest about a minute outside of town. I enjoyed being out for a walk for the first time in weeks after injuring my knee. Even though it was more short & stroll than proper excercise. #postcardsfrombellingen #bellingen #dogwalking #forests #perambulation #countryliving #countrytown #trees #goforawalk #slowliving #stopandsmelltheroses #summer
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View over Bellingen from my verandah. Blazing hot day. So hot the ink kept drying in the pen nib. Very fast sketch. #bellingen #postcardsfrombellingen #art #landscapepainting #inkandwatercolour #livesimply #summerday #countrytown #artist #artwork #countryview #slowdown #naturesbeauty #subtropical #australianlandscape #stopandsmelltheroses #inkdrawing #summerheat
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Never get tired of such a magnificent view. The colours! Look at the town nestled down there. #bellingen #postcardsfrombellingen #pictureperfect #heritagetown #summerholidays #paradiseonearth #mountainviews #subtropical #australianlandscape #countrytown #waterfallway
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Full moon last night and I rediscovered this painting I did in 2010. Good grief that's actually s e v e n years ago -7!! #artist #winter #artwork #natureart #botanicalart #stopandsmelltheroses #slowdown #art #drawing #painting #sacredliving #botanical #smallmoments #meditation #meditate #consciousart #naturedrawing #nightscape #moonlight #fullmoon
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Got an idea... #artist #stilllife #artwork #natureart #botanicalart #stopandsmelltheroses #slowdown #art #drawing #painting #sacredliving #botanical #smallmoments #meditation #meditate #consciousart #naturedrawing #seasideplants
