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New Member; Me and Mine
Topic Started: Sunday 2-11-2014, 09:25 (207 Views)
wildcatj
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Hi To all .After a battle to join this site ,have finally succeeded on a 38c day in hot opal mining camp .Have been avid reader of GG&T for years .Hubby John and I are hobbyists in opal and all the breakdowns of machinery .Ten years ago we were talked out of gold detecting -go to opal they said ! So a new adventure started at White Cliffs NSW and now on the Grawin Opal Fields west of Lightning Ridge .As with detecting one stops mining /noodling in summer so we have devised ways of keeping busy inside,opal jewellery /silversmithing and now a play with the faceting .On really hot days I paint ,hence the reason for this intro to your site .I have downloaded a photo of "nightjar" and need his ok to paint his portrait from that photo please? I am only an amateur but enjoy the dabble and will help keep me inside out of this summer .Already we are in heatwave mode ,very severe drought in this area,need good rains -no sign yet on the map in the north .Keep up this site ,did join many years ago when on dial up . All that info gone as was off air for some time ,now we have a bit of solar ,we can have the net on .Hope all this isn't too much but would luv to hear from you all as where I live is like living on the road . Cheers Jan
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wildcatj
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Hi again - a week or more passed since last post attempted -boy this is a confusing site or I'm confussed ! Today a cool blustery southerly is breathing thru our hot walls ,after a 16ml thunderstorm on Fri night the cool breeze arrived Sat night giving us a total of 16mls only for month October -boy summer may be a stinker this year as no sign yet of rains in the far north .Thanks for ok to paint your portrait nightjar -will be interesting all those "worry where is it "facial lines! Will have to do a bit more travelling on this site ,like what I see so far .Cheers for now Jan
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"Watch this space."
Jan has excelled with her painting................

Good luck & safe travels
Peter


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Wow!!!!! For I am looking forward to seeing this painting of our Nightjar!! How clever you are Jan, you do soooo many interesting things & I enjoy reading your posts....Don't forget the forum will be holding it's breath to see this portrait when it is done or maybe stages as you go along? ;) :) :D

Yes heaps of good info on this forum & a big welcome back to you & John.

Cheers,
Kath
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Here is Jan's painting, we sure hope to see more of here talent as she moves around Oz.

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Good luck & safe travels
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Well done Jan!!!! :D :D :D An excellant likeness to whoever the pic is of!! Not you Nightjar!!lol Wish I had such good talent as Jan has!

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Kath
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wildcatj
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thanks for all the lovely words -encouraging to keep going.Involved with start -up for Mens Shed here on the opal fields ,last sat at clean up morning ,the wind blew in more dust than we were sweeping out along with a very fast rising thermometer so over to Club In The Scrub for a cool drink (soft) and in came one of the members sporting his beard -so out with camera and now another beard is in the making ! Keep me out of the heat -will post another bit of amusement another day -its new time .
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