Not a soul in sight July 28, 2019July 27, 2019 / Su Leslie Rangipo Desert, North Island, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie 2019 Silent Sunday Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related
Our farmers would be very stressed by such brown landscapes. Rangipo is considered a desert because volcanic activity over millenia has left the soul so poor very little grows there. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Ah! We donโt burn the residue here, though I remember seeing the stubble fires the first summer I lived in England. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
We don’t burn the residue either but by the end of the season the fields look yellowed out… LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh just wonderful! Talking about long white cloud…
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Very apt!
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Yowie! Look at those clouds! This is beautiful.
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What a great cloud formation over the desert!
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It was pretty cool.
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Just a long white cloud…
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Absolutely ๐๐
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We’ve been having some unusual cloud formations this week.
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Your cloud almost looks like a tornado!
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Thankfully it wasnโt. There is nowhere to hide in that landscape.
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That looks like a farmers field in August rather than a desert.
Leslie
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Our farmers would be very stressed by such brown landscapes. Rangipo is considered a desert because volcanic activity over millenia has left the soul so poor very little grows there.
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It would be after harvest – what I see is the residue of burnt hay….
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Ah! We donโt burn the residue here, though I remember seeing the stubble fires the first summer I lived in England.
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We don’t burn the residue either but by the end of the season the fields look yellowed out…
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Makes sense: thanks.
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What a wonderful place to be!
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It is. The Rangipo Desert is one of my happy places.
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So beautiful!!
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Thanks Lisa.
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Wow!
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Tranquilizing…….
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Wow! Just wow.
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Great perspective, Su. Love the leading lines in the sky.
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Those clouds! Oh, my!
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