“An ant may well destroy a whole dam.”
- Chinese Proverbs
Tarlton Stream - the slow flow through the dam - done in Amedeo 200gsm mixed media pad - Maree©
Sitting on the edge of the Tarlton "dam", I was watching as the little stream feeding it was struggling to find it's way through all the growth in the centre which has sprung up since the dam wall was broken and all the water flowed out. I was sitting in the shade of a big old Blue gum, and even as I sketched the empty dam, the feed was already slowing down to a trickle. Tomorrow it will be dry once more...
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Such a terrific sketch, but such a sad story. Precious water just gone!
ReplyDeleteThank you Liz. Yes, another piece of history just gone.
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