5/9/23 Near Leonora

 

    Back to Leonora again , we still had a couple of weeks access to the leases we first went onto 5 months ago - where did that time go !!! We decided to go back out there again , and got it organised - couldn't be any worse than where we've been right ??? We found a campsite & setup , had some lunch and went for a drive around to find some good ground to detect on . No luck there , so day one was a bit of a washout - no result . 

  Next day we headed over to where we'd found a small nugget when we were here before . After about 15mins we'd found 3 small pieces - we were happy !! Before lunch we'd found another couple , then more afterwards - all small , but they add up . This is where we found them .

    A nice sunset .

             A small lizard joined us , very well camouflaged .

                               Also found this flying insect about the size of a 20 cent piece .

                Something we weren't really expecting , an emu egg about 130mm long and 100mm across - it had been out in the weather for some time .

    Another storm came through , bringing with it lots of wind and red dust , before it rained and sort of washed the dust away .

    Another day we headed out to Malcolm Dam for a look , and what better way to have a look than from above .

    The dam does fill up occasionally , but not this year so far . The yellow tinge on the ground is tiny yellow flowers .

     Here's our campsite .

     Here's map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Wo4CVTWvL2FyUwFxv0dpJRvPqPuvkjc&usp=sharing