Anti-depressant, Outback style
Getting away from it all can sometimes involve creek beds …
Very dry creek beds.
Bog \Bog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bogged; p. pr. & vb. n.
To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to
sink and stick, as in mud and mire. (River stones will do it too.)
To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to
sink and stick, as in mud and mire. (River stones will do it too.)
The division of labour is never an issue for the Dreamboat and Your Correspondent. He drives and digs, I take pictures.
With the camp set up and the light quickly disappearing, our finely-honed survival instincts informed us it was beer o’clock.
The last time that evening that a bottle of water held pride of place.
How’s that serenity?
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