I may be wrong but I think that some one posted this pic some time back.
Its now turned up as part of a email for ovarian cancer.
Just courious.
JC.
Happywanderer said
05:52 AM Jan 19, 2012
That mud puddle looks like a map of Australia. Something similiar was on here some time back Jim.
Gerty Dancer said
05:54 AM Jan 19, 2012
Its been around for a long time, with various stories as to its origin. Theres an unsubstantiated story that it was first seen by ADF personel in the Sudan. (do Gum trees grow there?). Snopes lists it as undetermined. What the heck, its a great picture!!
Zoomtopz said
06:03 AM Jan 19, 2012
Yeah JC , it's been around for awhile on th net , I have not seen it
elsewhere though .
Hey Gerty , they got Our good old 'gum' trees growing everywhere ,
esp in African nations . They even tried Melalucas in th Everglades , it
worked , they started to dry out - oooops . Realised their mistake , then
tried to burn em down , another mistake .They have imported an
Aussie beatle that 'fixes'em .
Gimme a home among me Gum trees with lots of plum trees etc
Richo
Esmeralda said
06:37 AM Jan 19, 2012
There are heaps in California, especially around San Francisco - they were imported because they were quick growing and there were not many trees around San Francisco. Also gold miners in Australia had used eucalyptus oil to help with gold separation; but the trees didn't grow fast enough to be much use as oil.
At one time they were grown specifically for the railways but were found not to be suitable because they dried out too quickly and rotted too quickly.
Note however that if you call them gum trees in San Francisco people think you are strange
aussietraveller said
08:06 AM Jan 19, 2012
why not use it to promote any good Aussie cause i thing it looks great.
Sheba said
09:42 AM Jan 19, 2012
It was originally posted Sept. 11th, 2008, by Gary and Kerry, under the title "Mud-map".
Very first Pic. in the Sharing Photos Thread.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Thursday 19th of January 2012 09:43:33 AM
Travel Bug said
09:48 AM Jan 19, 2012
I think it looks great.
I found it on the net a few years ago and considered using it as my avatar 'cos it really is a mud map
You are not wrong JC.....but I don't remember who posted it on here...it was a good while back.
rosco said
01:08 PM Jan 19, 2012
Here it is
http://www.noboundaries.com.au/
-- Edited by rosco on Thursday 19th of January 2012 01:08:28 PM
Landfall said
03:56 PM Jan 19, 2012
At least Tasmania hasn't been left off!
Dusty
_wombat_ said
05:16 PM Jan 19, 2012
TB, thanks for that idea, I have made an av out of it, the original pic was a bit flat looking so I also enhanced to shot
cannylass said
06:06 PM Jan 19, 2012
Thats a great photo what ever the reason
Travel Bug said
07:49 PM Jan 19, 2012
Hey Wommie...you're a worry
p.s. Your av looks good.
_wombat_ said
08:15 PM Jan 19, 2012
Travel Bug wrote:
Hey Wommie...you're a worry
p.s. Your av looks good.
Thanks TB, now I just have to animate the eye
Cupie said
11:26 PM Jan 19, 2012
Zoomtopz wrote:
Yeah JC , it's been around for awhile on th net , I have not seen it
elsewhere though .
Hey Gerty , they got Our good old 'gum' trees growing everywhere ,
esp in African nations . They even tried Melalucas in th Everglades , it
worked , they started to dry out - oooops . Realised their mistake , then
tried to burn em down , another mistake .They have imported an
Aussie beatle that 'fixes'em .
Gimme a home among me Gum trees with lots of plum trees etc
Richo
They're everyhere ..
Saw them used as street trees along the seafront on parts of the French Riviere. Was great to smell the gum leaves after a couple of months in Europe. Looked a bit like those massive Sydney blue Gums
I may be wrong but I think that some one posted this pic some time back.
Its now turned up as part of a email for ovarian cancer.
Just courious.
JC.
Something similiar was on here some time back Jim.
What the heck, its a great picture!!
Yeah JC , it's been around for awhile on th net , I have not seen it
elsewhere though .
Hey Gerty , they got Our good old 'gum' trees growing everywhere ,
esp in African nations . They even tried Melalucas in th Everglades , it
worked , they started to dry out - oooops . Realised their mistake , then
tried to burn em down , another mistake .They have imported an
Aussie beatle that 'fixes'em .
Gimme a home among me Gum trees with lots of plum trees etc
Richo
There are heaps in California, especially around San Francisco - they were imported because they were quick growing and there were not many trees around San Francisco. Also gold miners in Australia had used eucalyptus oil to help with gold separation; but the trees didn't grow fast enough to be much use as oil.
At one time they were grown specifically for the railways but were found not to be suitable because they dried out too quickly and rotted too quickly.
Note however that if you call them gum trees in San Francisco people think you are strange
It was originally posted Sept. 11th, 2008, by Gary and Kerry, under the title "Mud-map".
Very first Pic. in the Sharing Photos Thread.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Thursday 19th of January 2012 09:43:33 AM
I think it looks great.
I found it on the net a few years ago and considered using it as my avatar 'cos it really is a mud map
You are not wrong JC.....but I don't remember who posted it on here...it was a good while back.
Here it is
http://www.noboundaries.com.au/
-- Edited by rosco on Thursday 19th of January 2012 01:08:28 PM
At least Tasmania hasn't been left off!
Dusty
TB, thanks for that idea, I have made an av out of it, the original pic was a bit flat looking so I also enhanced to shot
Hey Wommie...you're a worry
p.s. Your av looks good.
Thanks TB, now I just have to animate the eye
They're everyhere ..
Saw them used as street trees along the seafront on parts of the French Riviere. Was great to smell the gum leaves after a couple of months in Europe. Looked a bit like those massive Sydney blue Gums
I have received it many times in emails over the years under the subject title of Mud Map as has already been stated above.
I have also seen it on the no boundaries website as posted above.