Sometimes I have crazy dreams – things that I would see while I’m on the road.
An exotic animal walking the boundary fence-perhaps a tiger in a paddock or a flock of eagles.
I would have the right lens, the perfect backdrop and of course, light would be my bestos friend.
Yesterday I had some time up my sleeve, so I wheeled to the west on the road less travelled.
Just past “Newry” on the remnant Longford Grand Prix circuit I saw a horse in a paddock, so that was my first shot.
A tad up the road and bugger me.
I’ll let the photos tell the rest of my story….
• How to live the simple life, Michael Short, The Age here:
Extract:
The life of Foyster and Chishkovsky on the road is certainly not easy, but to them it is a delight. Travelling through Tasmania and Victoria, they have already completed about 1500 kilometres of their 4000-kilometre trip, which will end in north Queensland. They get up early and ride for several hours, usually covering up to 80 kilometres before seeking a place to pitch their tent. Most evenings, they cook a meal on a tiny stove fuelled by methylated spirits before collapsing exhausted into their sleeping bags.
Sometimes, they stay with people they find along the way, families or communities who have opted for a simpler lifestyle. They came to my attention when Foyster called me one night from the home of friends of mine, a sculptor and a lawyer who live in a hand-built home near Castlemaine, a house with a roof insulated by a garden; the structure intrigued them as they happened to ride past, and they ended up staying and planting more vegetation on the roof.
They have been learning new skills including gardening, and sometimes pay for their meals by working on organic farms, a practice known as WWOOFing (Willing Workers on Organic Farms).
Perhaps the greatest thing about wealthy industrialised economies such as that of Australia is the opportunity it gives us to explore life, rather than having to spend all our time and energy on simply surviving. The pursuit of contentment comes in many forms, and Foyster and Chishkovsky are documenting a lifestyle that more and more people are exploring.
It has led Foyster to a place most would covet. ”When I worked in advertising, I had a decent income, I had a prestigious job and I was miserable. I chose to leave the industry because it wasn’t making me happy; it wasn’t my purpose in life. And now I have a much lower income; I work as a freelance writer, which isn’t the most prestigious job. But I am so much more happy because I know what is important to me and I’m doing what I love and I have everything I need.”
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/seeking-a-simple-life-20120708-21p6f.html#ixzz204ZhYGAQ
