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deathpixie) wrote2001-03-11 02:05 pm
deathpixie) wrote2001-03-11 02:05 pm
Mad dogs and Englishmen...
There's a range of hills behind our house, well, you have to walk about ten minutes to get past the houses, but they're there, eventually. The local council has banned building above 200m, so these hills are fenced off paddocks, nothing but grass and rocks and trees and the occasional blackberry bush. A good place for a walk, and the view from the top (or near the top - I picked the wrong day and time to decide to slog my way up there) is pretty good. I made it about three-quarters of the way up, before I started getting the headache and nausea that is my warning signal for overheating, as far as this fairly large fig tree making a fairly good job of growing on the hot dry hillside. Figs are great climbing trees - like stepladders, almost - and so I compromised and climbed the tree rather than the rest of the hill. A nice cool green hidey-place.
It's getting harder and harder to find places that are unaffected by people. Even in my tree, hidden from view, I could hear the shrieks of children playing in the houses at least a couple of kilometres below, and the PA system of some kind of racing event. *sigh* I'd really like to go bushwalking up along the Alpine Track again this year - perhaps actually climb Mount Buggery this time, instead of passing it. At least we don't have the five hour drive from Melbourne to get there.
My new hiking boots did pretty well. They're still very stiff - not unexpected, since they're practically unworn! They're much more supporting than the old ones, and hopefully more waterproof. And they're so cute; next to BRM's they're positively dainty! *chuckles* I guess the pixie resemblence isn't entirely unfounded. :P *listens* Thunder? Looks like I got back just in time. It doens't bode well for that ride to Yackandandah later on, 'though.
Ugh, I'm dripping sweat. Time to go shower.
It's getting harder and harder to find places that are unaffected by people. Even in my tree, hidden from view, I could hear the shrieks of children playing in the houses at least a couple of kilometres below, and the PA system of some kind of racing event. *sigh* I'd really like to go bushwalking up along the Alpine Track again this year - perhaps actually climb Mount Buggery this time, instead of passing it. At least we don't have the five hour drive from Melbourne to get there.
My new hiking boots did pretty well. They're still very stiff - not unexpected, since they're practically unworn! They're much more supporting than the old ones, and hopefully more waterproof. And they're so cute; next to BRM's they're positively dainty! *chuckles* I guess the pixie resemblence isn't entirely unfounded. :P *listens* Thunder? Looks like I got back just in time. It doens't bode well for that ride to Yackandandah later on, 'though.
Ugh, I'm dripping sweat. Time to go shower.