The Western Rivers Carer Loves This Quote.
Doesn’t this quote capture the essence of the Western Rivers Country in Western Queensland?
“At the simplest level, water is valued for its uses: watering stock, drinking,
washing, fishing, to cool down in summer. Even at this level, something more than
utility is elucidated: 'to cool down in summer' is about a state of mind as well as body
temperature; 'fishing' is a pastime and social occasion as well as provider of food.
I quickly came to learn that water isn't just water. River water, rain water, bore
Water all have different values, and at a more subtle level, in-channel flow and
overland flow; soaking rain, light steady rain and follow-up rain; Mungerannie bore
water and South Galway bore water, all have different values”. (Leah Gibbs)
Doesn’t this quote capture the essence of the Western Rivers Country in Western Queensland?
“At the simplest level, water is valued for its uses: watering stock, drinking,
washing, fishing, to cool down in summer. Even at this level, something more than
utility is elucidated: 'to cool down in summer' is about a state of mind as well as body
temperature; 'fishing' is a pastime and social occasion as well as provider of food.
I quickly came to learn that water isn't just water. River water, rain water, bore
Water all have different values, and at a more subtle level, in-channel flow and
overland flow; soaking rain, light steady rain and follow-up rain; Mungerannie bore
water and South Galway bore water, all have different values”. (Leah Gibbs)
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