July 2025
Peter & I went for a drive around only a small part of the property & saw some amazing country that just seems to go on forever, the cattle are in great condition & we came across some interesting characters.
Saw some unique rock formations, gorgeous flowers, the old homestead, skippies, a wild pig & the last muster walked past our camp.
There was quite a lot of Indian tobacco growing in the rocky areas, this plant is sort after especially by the desert female indigenous mob, they either dry the leaves then ground them or ground them up green, then mix with ash from a fire pit, roll into a small ball & chew on it, the local males do use it too but mainly the females.
bouquets of flowers in lotz of places
An interesting rock sticking out of the ground.
there were some big reds around
Bit of artwork in a small cave, owners aren’t sure about authenticity but the birds love building their nests near it.
Great water hole for the cattle
the old homestead
there was still some old china plates & cups in cupboards
great old wood stove
saw an interesting critter with the cattle at a water trough
not a nice plant – deadly thorns on it ??name
poached egg daisies
Nicotiana longiflora Cav. (long-flower tobacco) – Indian tobacco -very popular with the indigenous
end of muster #4 at Aroota
one of the 2 choppers working today
not sure but they look like white galahs
This is what a lot country generally looks like but the cattle are in great condition.
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