taking a break

morning tea break on an archaeological survey in the chichester range, east pilbara, western australia

invaded by some cool beetles today

water holes in the desert with ducks

ducks galore

and for contrast

a week out bush

in the pilbara, western australia at places like weeli wolli creek, marillana station and the fortescue marsh

clouds over a marsh

caving

looking out from a cave at a mulga forest in the pilbara, western australia

a marsh story

a group of wild horses bolt past us in the far off distance

two weeks doing an archaeological survey out on the fortescue marsh in the east pilbara, western australia provided some great scenic shots

burnt orange

this is the view that greeted me this morning when i opened the door to my room in camp

the moon in the clouds

keep looking, you'll spot it eventually. this is a snap i took up in the pilbara w.a where i've been working for the past week excavating a cave.

blue sky surveying

some of the views whilst out on survey today in the pilbara, western australia.

coongan gorge

i camped in this gorge last weekend, how good a view is this to wake up to. coongan gorge, pilbara, western australia.

exoskeleton time

spotted this in a tree yesterday, caught my eye because of the legs wrapped around the branch. It literally grabbed hold and crawled out of its' skin. nature is amazing isn't it?
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sky morning

an incredible fire sky this morning, even this picture doesn't quite capture it.

sun arise

a brilliant sunrise over camp this morning
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22 mile

we found an old abandoned windmill and cattleyard today. maybe it's 22 miles from the cattle station homestead, not sure.

waking up

simply too fine a sunrise this morning to not take a pic.

marsh survey

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surveying out on the edge of the fortescue marsh today, that's the hamersley ranges in the background. so vast a space.

desert edge

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it's hard to believe that i took these pictures on the edge of the western desert