Ballimore
 

I recently moved to ballimore, NSW Australia

Population: 300

Very country and outback, i'm staying here temporarily in an old country homestead and the views we have from our front verandah are awesome!!

Thats my driveway you can see running along the fenceline.

Beautiful. 300 people? Must be so peaceful. There was an island for sale on Ebay the other day, got me thinking about living away from madness and computers. But you live in this paradise... why do you have a computer?

i work - therfore i need a computer!! Therefore i need to hang around here.

haha - we still in a days drive of Sydney tho yes, it is VERY peaceful.

i'll try get some more pictures.

Please do try to post more pictures, I would love to see more.
Six years ago, I didn't have a computer, and I mostly wanted just internet access and e-mail, so I bought a Web-TV Plus. (I really liked it, no hard drive, but I could kick back on the sofa and surf the net on my TV screen with the wireless keyboard, well worth the $200.)
The first lady I met on-line was in Australia. We met in an on-line support group, she'd lost her son to the same childhood cancer that I lost my daughter to, and at the exact same age. She was several years older than me, but I loved talking to her and have always been interested in Australia ever since.

Mitchell Creek runs through Ballimore, and although it is pretty dry now it runs into the Macquarie River.. a popular spot for picnics, kayaking, and walking the family pet!

Macquarie River.....

My front yard.. after crops are harvested.

Thanks - the creek is beautiful! I hesitate to ask - but what are the crops? Growing up mostly around Oklahoma and Kansas, I should probably know, but I have no idea what crops are grown in your homeland.

Wheat and Marijuana, most likely.

Beautiful photos. Keep 'em coming.

I think I'll try to get some pictures of my city to share... It will be difficult to avoid the homeless crack addicts and pollution though. Probably not as appealing as Australia.

Oh gosh, what a beautiful place. Makes me want to get the fuck out of Manhattan to somewhere decent in this world.

I would probably enjoy comparing your homeless crack addicts to mine ...

Didn't someone do a coffee table book of such things a couple of years ago? I kind of remember Philadelphia being really pissed off at being featured in the book ...

The crop pictured was Lucurne.

Around here there is Bali, Sorghum, Wheat, Lucerne, Canola, Saltbush, and variuos other edibles such as olives, lots of vineyards, pea farms and corn.

And yes wolf, around these quiet and secluded parts there are many marajuana farms. But a lot of have been busted of late and not too many more are game enough to continue.

Ballimore Wildflowers
 

A pic of some Wildflowers growing in the paddock.

Thanks to google, although it wasn't as easy as usual, I've established the Lucurne is a variety of hay used as fodder for horses.

(my usual standby, dictionary.com was of no use for this, as they believed I'd mistyped the name of a city in Switzerland ...)

Lucerne is the name of a local dairy operation here in the upper left hand corner. I always thought it was Fr*nch for alfalfa.

"Lucerne" is also Safeway's house brand for dairy, apparently because dairy cows eat the stuff.

Finally had a chance to check this thread out, awesome views...I am totally jealous.

Yes fresh cut lucerne bales are used for horses, however is also great for dairy cows if eaten straight from the plant (before harvestig).

After 2 years of being baled - the lucerne hay can be fed to sheep, horses, cattle, pigs anything. Only horses can eat a little bit of fresh cut bales however because of it high fat and protein factor, they can bloat.

Wow! That is magnificent country, you are the lucky one Sparks.

Emu's by the road
 

Wild animals around here include Kangaroos, Wild Pigs, Emus, Porcipines,Deer, Foxes and Rabbits.

This photo was taken on 3rd April. on my way to work i saw them and pulled over whipping out the camera before they ran away, so sorry for the lame focus and the cropping.

I think it's awesome that you got pictures of them at all. I'm guessing it must be like us (Americans) trying to photograph deer before they realize you're interested in what they are doing.

Emu's In mississippi. Not to distract from the land downunder. Someone came up w/get rich deal a few years back about raising them. Think some sold for around 10 grand each. Some w/in 20 miles of me, will get a photo, maybe soon.
BTW I have friends who pipelined downunder. The storys they can tell about what they found in ditch each am. One told me they found a K? bear once & the guy who caught him had a leather jacket on & was ripped to pieces. Someone said turn it loose. He said hell I turned it loose 5 minutes ago. Oh well

Ha ha - yeah unless Koalas are hand reared from birth they are VERY dangerous. I mean - their claws have to sink into hard tree trunks to pull them up, and also lodge in their when they are sleeping so they are very long and very sharp!!

Going Home
 

Going home each afternoon i pass through a few gates - shutting the last gate yesterday the sunset looked like a shimmering glow on the horizon...