I love our long red plains with salt-bush scattered and the odd shrub. Too sandy and dry for trees to really grow except the giant river red gums along the old dried creek beds.
Dead flat for several hundred kilometres in any direction a driver’s vision is riddled with mirages. The dead straight roads play havoc with our mind on that long drive home.
We don’t want to stop, we race the clock keen to be in our own bed. Probably too tired but far too excited to take a break … like that final gallop toward the home paddock we are no different from the horse!
Inspired by Carrot Ranch’s competition … photo courtesy of Atraxarta … beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder
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Hope no one ever get stuck in the middle of this road. Taking pictures is fine but otherwise it’s wise to be safe 🙂
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I can relate to those scenes. Love it.
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lol yes I’m sure you’ve done a few such drives 🙂
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So true!
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Everyplace has its own beauty, and you sometimes need to adjust your eyes to see it. I didn’t realize that until I came to Colorado and it took me months to be moved by its beauty.
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wow that is one place I know I’d fall in love with Paul 🙂
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Since I’ve driven on such these roads, I would like to have that feeling for myself. I wonder whether I will be asking for more or dust off my hands for good when journey ends up 🙂
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lovely way to express it Hammad, you are deep … we are never given more than we can cope with 🙂
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Many days of my life down those roads, a wonderful time
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yes sheer pleasure, one with creation 🙂
Knew you’d get it 🙂
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Beautiful…the land, the photo of the land and your words!!! 🙂
I’ve seen similar red dirt before and it always amazes me! ‘Twould be a wonderful place to call home! 🙂
Hope you are getting all settled in! You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers!
(((HUGS)))
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You made me think of other animal migrations and the long ways they travel.
Today for the first time that I can remember anyway I saw an American Redstart warbler at a branch above on of my feeders. They generally migrate south for warmth for the winter.
It is all in what we get used too – I rarely drive at night myself. Not that I couldn’t – just would rather not.
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I’m glad the birds get so well cared for at your place … yes it what we get used to!
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I really love this picture! I love this post too. Seems like a fun escape..reminds me of a movie…
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lol life is much better than a movie 😉
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Endless straight roads, covered in red bulldust – just gorgeous! Except it gets into everything 🙂
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I’ve heard first time about these red roads . God where are you living in kate?? Isn’t it out of earth ?? 😅
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lol you have very similar roads in Rajistan!
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Wait wait how did you come to know I live in Rajasthan?? 😳
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lol no really? I had no idea but having been there several times I know that you have long flat desert roads too 🙂
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Yes I’m from Rajasthan and it’s about desert land but I’ve not found any red roads here but deserts road are mostly seen in jaisalmer, a district in Rajasthan. Sometimes I feel you’re an Indian ( I mean an NRI) talkjng to you feels like you too belongs to India as you’re so knowledgeable about my land. 🙄😊
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I agree with you, beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. I’ve never had the experience of driving through a desert, but I can still relate to your words. I do find beauty in simplicity and expansiveness.
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A dear friend is returning home to Australia this coming November…another one returned almost two years ago…they’ve ignited a love for this country as have you…I hope one day to visit and see those wide red roads myself!
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I love long drives as well…i love my country too..long drives are beautiful experience here..sadly like what you said i can’t also say the same to our political system now…
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yes, something is very wrong in our politics … we have dictators which is not democracy … something needs to change and soon!
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The sky was big and empty
My chest filled to explode
I yelled my insides out at the sun
At the wide open road
(not my own words, I stress to mention)
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I thought Triffid’s were the flesh eating plants … enjoy I get exhausted by your jet setting 🙂
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Flesh eating plants …. yes. John Wyndham. Also an Australian band of long ago. Slightly less dangerous.
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Aha.. divine.. the image above is so so attractive, a road leading towards heaven, I can visualize.. the journey to enjoy more than the destination.. loved your words.. 😇😇👌🏼👌🏼💕
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I love the picture and your words ….. There is some serenity in such deserted roads
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Great post 😁
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Those endless kilometres of unchanging landscapes can be very tiring. I prefer more variety and shorter drives. 🙂
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lol I used to so love it when I lived out west and I drove thousands of those straight flat kilometres for work as well 🙂
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