More photos from the weekend

@JudyEv (325929)
Rockingham, Australia
August 16, 2021 12:56am CST
Here is another collage from the endurance ride that we attended on the weekend. It was held in Merredin, Western Australia. Although the weather was warm and sunny, the mornings and evenings were chilly and the owners of the property kept a great campfire going. As you can see in one of the photos, a lounge suite, purchased very cheaply, made great seating around the fire. The fire itself was contained in the end of a large cement mixer, the type that would be carried on a truck. There is no house on the property, just a huge caravan which has been ‘built in’ to the area and given a verandah. There is a flushing toilet and shower, and a sea-container which holds a great many items which came in handy on the day. The top two photos show two dogs made of farm machinery scraps. The bodies are springs. One has a hatchet for a head and pieces of chain for ears and the other has a hammer for a head and spark plugs for ears. One tail is half a horseshoe and the legs are horseshoes. The shadow in the lower right photo is me taking the photo.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86774)
• United States
16 Aug 21
I must come over there..I love all this Judy. I see your shadow
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86774)
• United States
17 Aug 21
@JudyEv Oh I tell you the life of Reilly for you there Judy.
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
17 Aug 21
@RebeccasFarm, how nice to meet each other there in Judy's place, my God when shall earth be cleaned?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
It was a lovely setting. We were camped in open woodland with pasture out to the left.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458522)
• Switzerland
16 Aug 21
I like the two "metal" dogs, those sculpture made with scraps are interesting. Good idea to place a large campfire to warm up people, this place looks great.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458522)
• Switzerland
16 Aug 21
@JudyEv Such a big fire is pleasant during the colder months.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
Such a big fire meant the heat penetrated some distance out from the fire.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Aug 21
I did not identified the dogs, I am not familiar with breeds of dingo dogs Humor apart, I find these rural sculptures interesting, kind of authentic art by a self taught. I prefer dogs to horses anyways
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Aug 21
@JudyEv True, I have some photos to prove it. But not these "dogs".
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
Some rural sculptures are very imaginative but some I find pretty awful really.
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
17 Aug 21
It seems there is nothin to be afraid of there in your village for you can still have your gathering. How nice to live that way no scare and fear from virus
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
Our state has no restrictions at the moment but things could change very quickly. We have been very lucky but we have also all obeyed the lockdowns when they were imposed.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
16 Aug 21
I was wondering what they were, dogs, I see. The fireplace kept all warm?
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
17 Aug 21
@JudyEv Ok. Glad you had fun at the show. Locally, Delta raging, over 500 yesterday covid-19 cases, so limited gathering implemented again.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
@oahuwriter Delta has almost taken control in our eastern states too. They are really battling to contain it.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
17 Aug 21
@JudyEv News tonight, Gov. and Mayors meeting, to discuss what to do. Today over 300 covid-19 cases, hospital at or near capacity icu beds. Doctors requesting 1 month shutdown. Then my tv froze. Got a text service outage from Spectrum, my cable people. But, it came on in 49 minutes.. Tomorrow news should have the next step. My eye glasses, might be ready this week. I'll give my optician a call to see what to be done if shutdown occurs. Hoping he'll call before a shutdown occurs.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Aug 21
Cool dog sculptures. A great idea. Thanks for sharing these photos.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
You're welcome. The collages are a good idea I think as I don't have enough to write about otherwise and I can share more.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Aug 21
@JudyEv I do understand and always enjoy.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Aug 21
Beauty lies in the eyes of a beholder and a photographer too. Thanks for explaining.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
I certainly wouldn't call the dogs beautiful but I admired the imagination of the creator.
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
17 Aug 21
That must have been fun. I wish if I could be there.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
The weather was so nice too and such a change from the last two rides.
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Aug 21
I love the fact that your shadow made it into the photo.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
Haha. At certain periods of the day, it's hard to not have the shadow appear.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73506)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Aug 21
The dogs are very creatively made, Good that there are some conveniences.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
There was also a powerful generator working so we had power. We only used it for the computers.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29135)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 21
That looks like a great arrangement for evening gatherings. I have a few of those springs, must see if I can think of anything to make them into!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
Everyone clustered round the fire in the evening.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
16 Aug 21
I like the looks of the metal dogs. People can be so creative. The place had great amenities. How nice to be able to snuggle up inn front of a fire on such comfortable furniture,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
If you gave me a bunch of iron rubbish, I'd have no idea how to create something out of it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Aug 21
@HazySue You would probably come up with something as you're creative in other ways.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Aug 21
@JudyEv Neither do I but I'd love to try.
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Sam Charles
@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
16 Aug 21
Glad that you had a good time
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
The weather helped a lot as it was warm and sunny; not like the previous weekends.
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yogisree vanjangi
@ygoegeit326 (36)
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17 Aug 21
the photos showing two dogs are really wow and the way of defining the body parts of the dog with the machinery is really interesting.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
I think you have to have a good imagination to make those types of sculptures.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95350)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Aug 21
The dogs are cute.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
I would be hopeless trying to come up with something like this.
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Dena Miller
@Dena91 (15894)
• United States
16 Aug 21
Glad you and Vince enjoyed your weekend. Interesting pictures.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
Thanks. I'm glad you liked them.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (34387)
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17 Aug 21
Did you bring any marshmallows for the campfire?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 21
Actually, I didn't see anyone with marshmallows. What a waste although they would have needed a long stick if they weren't to get burnt by the heat.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (34387)
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20 Aug 21
@JudyEv Ha, ha. Yes, a long stick would be necessary.
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sarika bhatia
@sarik1 (6784)
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17 Aug 21
Glad to enjoyed.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
Thanks, yes, it was a good weekend.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (85366)
• Bangalore, India
16 Aug 21
It took me long to figure out those dogs. But I could spot your shadow instantly. Are you back home from the endurance ride or heading to another one?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 21
We are home again. The next ride is in a fortnight. I can understand that the dogs were a bit hard to work out.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (85366)
• Bangalore, India
20 Aug 21
@JudyEv Good that you can catch up some rest at home and then head for another adventureIt must be exciting
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Maria
@MariaIsHere (286)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
That's very nice, I also want to do that one day
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 21
I hope you get to achieve something similar.