alice springs show

well friday was the alice springs show day and we got an extra day off as one should if its is such an auspcious occasion. we did skip off to teh show for a bit which was really quite good for a little bitsy town bit it was just better to have a day off. Stella and i went for a ride along the bike path which is always fine and dandy. It seems to be a good way to touch the desert at a reasonably efficient speed.

Sundaywas a sort of subdued day so i went and made a porch for the hut. Its a shame (Vernon) John wasnt there for the rock laying. That would have been nice. Its now close to finished and we are looking to (Arrente) John to give it a ceremonial smoking. So smoking it will be in the near future. That is an aboriginal custom to ward off bad spirits. I remember what I said when I was on the roof hitting in a nail and decided to hit my thumb instead. I think it is that sort of thing we are trying to cleanse the hut from.

i have enjoyed working on the hut because its such a nice contrast to the vagueness of work. Its a nice place to spend a few hours. i like it there. i have got to know our place much better because I often choose different ways to walk back to the house. Theres the fence track, the tank hill track, the bore track, the middle hill track, the whitegum track and the perimeter track. Each one is very nice in its own way. Alice Springs is teaching me to enjoy familarity. Sydney teaches you to enjoy difference. They are both good in there own ways.

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