Off to Scrub Stitchin'...Day 5...Tooraweenah

If I'm in Tooraweenah it can only mean one thing...Scrub Stitchin' is not far away...another roaming curtailed by the diesel situation day but it was actually a really good thing...I just spent the day going for a walk...up to the viewing platform where I can get mobile reception...

 

Murals on the toilet block at the park...

The Returned Soldier sculpture at the Viewing Platform...

...played in the sunshine with the camera along the way taking lots of random pics of birds and trees and of course...the Warrambungles (from the Viewing Platform)...

...before heading back to the cabin and setting up a sewing station to keep basting lots and lots and lots of EPP diamonds and hexies on to the borders of Alice. Got them all on, worth the prep so it's ready to pick up and stitch without worrying about placement or pieces falling off.  A very productive day really.  A walk over to the pub to order takeaway for tea (a whole 5 minutes not rushing), a walk back 1/2 hour later to pick it up and the day was done.  Pretty productive really but quite relaxing...ready for...

One More Sleep!

 

Happy Stitching

Off to Scrub Stitchin' - Day 4 - Trangie to Tooraweenah

Leaving Trangie it was a short drive day with four hours to fill in between check-out time and the earliest check-in time, so no rushing today...and it was a beautiful weather day perfect for a wander...on the way out of Trangie in a park I spied a mural on the toilet block and etched designs on the bins...

On to Gilgandra, and after filling up the fuel tank, I went into The Coo-ee Heritage Centre (the Tourist Information Centre)...Chooky had given the heads up that one of her neighbours had her artwork hanging and I had plenty of time to spare so a bit of a wander was in order...besides the local artwork exhibition there are two other galleries, one with a display about the World War 1 Coo-ee March and one with local history museum pieces...and in those exhibitions I managed to find...embroidery and quilting!...

there was also  an exhibition in the grounds a mural on the back of the stage wall and a number of mural boards set around the lawn with various themes...

Still time to fill in, so back on the road to Gulargambone to check out the street art...bullock sculpture which is pretty cool...the galah sculptures on poles are scattered throughout the town and the district...

murals on buildings...a number by Lightning Ridge artist John Murray (the quirky ones)...

had to take a picture of this one...after all...sewing!...

The shops may be empty but the windows were not...art installations of the non-paint variety... 

After walking about the main street looking at the art, and popping into the Post office to get a job done, it was time to find the painted water tower...the colours are so muted and calm...

It was late enough now to check-in so...on to Tooraweenah...

 

Happy Stitching... 

Off to Scrub Stitchin' - Day 3 - Leeton to Trangie - Part 3

After the unscheduled stop in Tullibigeal it was back to the plan and onwards to Tottenham (the NSW one!) hunting the painted water tower...Goanna, Galahs, local scenes...

Last water tower for the day was Nevertire...sheep, wheat, cotton and a reminder to Change Here for Warren...the light wasn't great as it was getting late so it was hard to get away from the shadows when taking pictures...

The end of a long day was in sight with Trangie only being less than 1/2 hour up the road and the longest driving day done.  Scrub Stitchin' is getting closer...only a couple more sleeps now...

 

Happy Stitching... 

Off to Scrub Stitchin' - Day 3 - Leeton to Trangie - Part 2

Next scheduled destinations were Weethalle and Tottenham (the NSW one) for a spot of painted silo and water tower hunting.

 

First up...Weethalle...sheep and wheat...

It was a longer leg to Totteham and as I was thinking I needed to stop and put together a roll for lunch I arrived in Tullibigeal...and the perfect spot to pull in safely, a lovely little park.  An unscheduled stop, and as it turns out another one much longer than anticipated, the initial idea being grab stuff out of the back of the car, assemble roll and move straight along but no. The entrance to the park is a war memorial...that deserved a better look...

...as I walked from the car to check the park entrance I spied a shed across the road with something in it...a vintage fire truck!  Of course I couldn't not go to see what that was about...

a lovely restored old Bedford appliance...the Tullibigeal LADIES! Fire Truck!!! We have to share with the blokes!😂  A credit to the lady who instigated the restoration and display of the appliance.

 

Back on the road for the next leg and more painted water towers...

Happy Stitching...