A pleasant walk along Lesmurdie Falls
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (376111)
Rockingham, Australia
November 14, 2025 7:32pm CST
The photo were all taken on our walk at Lesmurdie Falls. The falls are pretty insignificant compared to many I guess. They are a little bit more spectacular in the middle of winter but it’s still a nice area to visit and you do get good views of the city if it’s not too smoky or hazy.
We were with our german friends and the first people we met were two Germans! They were with an Australian woman who told us she was a member of HelpX, an organisation which helps get people together for mutual benefit. So you might host someone for a week and in return they agree to work x hours a day. This lady had recently lost her husband and the couple were helping with her garden.
There are all sorts of variations on this theme and it sounds a great idea although it wouldn’t work for us. The only thing we/I would like is someone to clean my bathroom!
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@DaddyEvil (170885)
• United States
15 Nov
I'm glad you enjoyed the walk.
That sounds like a nice trade. They get to stay with her and she gets help with her garden. It also keeps her from being lonely/thinking too much about losing her hubby.
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@DaddyEvil (170885)
• United States
15 Nov
@JudyEv I'm wondering how well a service like that would go over here in the US. Mom could have used more help on the farm when we kids were in school after dad passed away.
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@JudyEv (376111)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov
@DaddyEvil I know our son took advantage of WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms). He had both good and bad experiences but good on the whole.
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@LindaOHio (217838)
• United States
15 Nov
Nice pictures. The trade-off thing sounds good if only for some company. I could use some company.
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@JudyEv (376111)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Nov
@LindaOHio Thanks for the link. I can imagine young people taking advantage of it - and older ones too but perhaps not as old as us.
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@LindaOHio (217838)
• United States
16 Nov
@JudyEv Sounds like it's international.
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I wonder how this happens all the time, you go to a distant country and you meet people from your native country.
@Deepizzaguy (119718)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Nov
Nice images on this post of Lesmurdie Falls.
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@AliCanary (3919)
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16 Nov
What pretty, serene views! That HelpX program sounds interesting.
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@MarieCoyle (56641)
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16 Nov
It looks really pretty there, I know I would enjoy the water with the rocks in it.
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@FourWalls (84507)
• United States
16 Nov
That’s a great idea.
Love the photos. You know how much I love waterfalls!!
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@wolfgirl569 (132041)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Nov
Great photos.
You could ask them to clean that for you 
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