The Red Heart of Australia (Russ JAMES) « Desertification

Posted by: willem van cotthem | May 7, 2008

The Red Heart of Australia (Russ JAMES)

NICE DESERT PICTURES

My dear friend Russell JAMES offered me this wonderful postcard of Australia’s arid Red Heart after a rain, where the beautiful wildflowers cover the red sand dunes and quickly set seed to await the next favourable season (Steve Parish Publishing PTY Ltd - Archerfield BC - QLD 4108 Australia - www.steveparish.com.au).

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