tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307114766025313443.post1478349181667064535..comments2024-02-22T15:59:54.435-08:00Comments on Herding Grasshoppers: Mt. Shuksan Down UnderHerding Grasshoppershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307114766025313443.post-6675753908516727102009-08-10T04:16:33.432-07:002009-08-10T04:16:33.432-07:00Wow - that is spectacular!! Mind you, I love Oz, ...Wow - that is spectacular!! Mind you, I love Oz, but that is like Wow!!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307114766025313443.post-51263636580629356742009-08-07T22:10:51.684-07:002009-08-07T22:10:51.684-07:00Two vastly different portraits of beauty ~ isn'...Two vastly different portraits of beauty ~ isn't God's diverse creation incredible?! I'm another "In a Sunburned Country" fan. Several of my Australian friends consider it less-than-worthy reading, but I confess I don't understand why that's the case.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850024758134899093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307114766025313443.post-29493545081447002862009-08-07T08:47:54.049-07:002009-08-07T08:47:54.049-07:00YES! That's a great book.
I only spent a yea...YES! That's a great book.<br /><br />I only spent a year there, but I could relate to many of his observations. <br /><br />Thankfully, no close encounters with any of the "nasties", though I did have a funnel web spider's web pointed out to me, as we traveled through the outback.<br /><br />Truly the country has its own brand of stunning beauty, but the people are the true attraction. Open. Welcoming. Generous. And friendly, in an I'll-make-fun-of-you-and-you-make-fun-of-me sort of way.<br /><br />Maybe I'll take that book on vacation next week and re-read it :0)Herding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307114766025313443.post-78446622143899961972009-08-07T06:00:16.741-07:002009-08-07T06:00:16.741-07:00Well, it is incredibly gorgeous! I would have thou...Well, it is incredibly gorgeous! I would have thought it was in a remote corner of the earth, too!<br /><br />Have you ever read "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson? Fun reading- it makes me want to visit (except for all the poisonous animals that live there, lol)!leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004783118268323560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307114766025313443.post-61517585606027147972009-08-06T15:11:59.075-07:002009-08-06T15:11:59.075-07:00Me too, Ruby!
"A land of sweeping plains...&...Me too, Ruby!<br /><br />"A land of sweeping plains..."Herding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307114766025313443.post-15784293014114205312009-08-06T14:17:22.256-07:002009-08-06T14:17:22.256-07:00"I love a sunburnt country!""I love a sunburnt country!"Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705309602853231946noreply@blogger.com