We took a little fieldtrip to a little known Aboriginal historical site pretty much in the middle of nowhere. The photo above is Thomas standing in a field of canola for no reason other than his mother wanted to take a photo of him in a field of yellow flowers. He was surprisingly cooperative.

But that’s not what we came to see. We actually came to see this…

It looks like three holes in a big rock and…well…it is. But there’s a story. These pools are very deep and were carved out of the rock by Aboriginal hands hundreds of years ago. The pools are strategically situated to collect as much water as possible from the surrounding rocks, even during times of drought. Then the animals come to drink from the water and, well, the people need to eat so you can pretty much guess the rest of the story. The holes were chipped away over many many years and it’s all very impressive when you know the story and when you figure that these pools are so full even in the middle of the current drought.

The surrounding landscape is also very interesting.

I just love the variety of colours in the landscape. My parents tell me the purple flower is actually a weed but I think it looks pretty. Sometimes weeds get a bad rap.

And we even found some cool bones (blech!). Think these are from a Kangaroo or Wallaby but it’s hard to tell without the cute fluffy fur. Sigh!

But even with with all these interesting things to look at and learn about, it seems there was one person who was less than impressed. One day you too will get to touch animal skulls Samuel, and then you’ll truly appreciate it. Love this photo.