And down sideshow alley the sprukers peddled their cheap wares.
We crossed the border into Victoria cruising down a lovely timbered road before breaking into the rich dairy country of Gippsland. It is wonderful to see the land green after more than 10 years of very dry weather. But most of the state of Victoria is still drought declared. Musing: The Pasture by Robert Frost "I'm going out to clean the pasture spring; I'll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may): I sha'n't be gone long. You come too. I'm going out to fetch the little calf That's standing by the mother. It's so young, It totters when she licks it with her tongue. I sha'n't be gone long. You come too."
Been busy and have just caught up with your week of posts. You are so talented at portraits. They are all great. Love the eyes of the soldier, the freckles of the kid and the profile of the bloke and his utes.
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ReplyDeletethose sunnies look out of place on that young fella ... maybe he just found 'em ...?
Whoa - that must be some fancy show!
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We only have dagwood dogs and showbags at ours.
*bdg* ... some kind of headdress ... ;-)
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Diane, thanks. I love the freckles too.
ReplyDeleteJulie I think they are a perfect fit.
Letty, yes Bathurst has a pretty big show.
Martina, it seems that I and dozens of other people on the web spelt it wrongly. The word is spruiker and wiktionary defines it as "A person standing outside a place of business trying to persuade patrons to enter, or vigorously trying to persuade customers to purchase their wares (ie. a fruiterer calling out the price of bananas).
Ah, that's Australian ... I am wondering about the etymology, sounds a little bit like the German "sprechen" (to speak, to talk) with a Dutch touch (it is "spreken" in Dutch). Hm.
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