Free vouchers and a tree made of chain
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325755)
Rockingham, Australia
August 24, 2018 1:01am CST
I haven’t been on myLot for a few days and I know I have dozens of notifications to catch up on. We’re now in a paddock near Merredin in West Australia’s wheatbelt region. Soon we’ll be off taking photos of horses and riders competing in an endurance ride.
We’ve spent a few days in the company of very good friends touring through some wildflower areas. Last night we spent in Beacon, a small town with a very clean and neat caravan park. The tariff was quite reasonable but as part of the deal we were given vouchers for free drinks at their country club and a voucher each for $10. This could be spent in any one of about 20 different businesses in Beacon or its nearby neighbour, Bencubbin.
We thought giving out vouchers was a lovely idea. Of course, it works both ways. We spent extra money in the town as we used our vouchers to help purchase a really nice meal in the country club. The local people were all really friendly too and we had a very social night swapping yarns and tales of who we were and where we lived, etc.
I loved this ‘tree’ in the main street. It is a weeping willow made of light chain. The chains sway a little in any breeze. The birds are magpies but not real ones.
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@moffittjc (118435)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Aug 18
Judy, I will have to say, based on all the photos you post of the life-size art, sculptures and other crazy things you come across in your travels, Australia is a very weird place. Interesting, but weird. I can't wait to visit someday and travel around enjoying all that weirdness! haha
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@moffittjc (118435)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 18
@JudyEv Okay, then let's say Australia is very unique, instead of weird!
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 18
@moffittjc Oh, much better to be unique rather than weird. 
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Aug 18
I LOVE that tree, I would like on in the front yard!
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 18
I really liked the fact that the chains swayed gently in any breeze. Much more life-like than a static model.
(Just teasing, it looks quite artistic and guess, last forever, tidy & reliable too with respect to the real one 
@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
25 Aug 18
That is pretty nifty. Something different for sure!
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 18
I was really intrigued and loved how the chains moved when the wind blew.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
25 Aug 18
Those chains must be waterproof and green in colour too?
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@stringer321 (5643)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
26 Aug 18
How is the weather in Australia now ? I guess it is really hot.
There are many special animals unique to Australia, did you see a kangaru, a platypus, a koala... ?
The tree of chains looks nice, it reminds me the Avatar movie, there were trees there with long branches that went down almost like that.
One final question, what is a tariff ?
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@stringer321 (5643)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
27 Aug 18
@JudyEv Thank you very much for your respond, I like this joey, it is so cute :-)
Long feet and a thick tail, I hope he doesn't make any problems.
I send you some sun from Israel, to get some summer heat.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 18
The tariff is the fee charged for staying at the caravan park. We are just moving into spring and the last few days have been sunny and a bit warmer. Our nights are still quite cold. Not all of Australia gets really hot. Our days over the last week have been between 16 and 19C. Hopefully they'll get a bit warmer from now on.
We have lots of kangaroos on our 18 acre farm. We don't have koala or platypus in Western Australia but I have seen them from time to time when we've been on holiday. Here is a photo taken out our lounge window. It is a joey (young kangaroo).
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Aug 18
@stringer321 Thanks. A bit of warmth would be welcome at the moment.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Aug 18
It seems every little town has done some sort of art like that.
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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31 Aug 18
Curious art pieces. I wonder when they were made? And if the chains represent any social commentary?
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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3 Sep 18
@JudyEv No worries, thanks. Definitely, interesting and creative.
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@arunima25 (85274)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 18
I was waiting for your post. I love to read your travel experiences. This tree looks amazing.
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@arunima25 (85274)
• Bangalore, India
26 Aug 18
@JudyEv I look forward to them. I love travelling and am curious to know about things.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
24 Aug 18
It is a really terrific view ,especially the weeping willow of light chain that shows ingenuity.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 18
I'd quite like one in my yard. I wonder if the birds would try to build a nest in it? 
@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 18
And I keep coming across them although it would stretch the imagination sometimes to call it 'art'.
@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 18
Yes, the birds are metal but very lifelike. There are real magpies in the area too. I sometimes wonder what the real ones think of the fake ones.
