Clumps of flood debris, caught high in the branches of red river gums are a reminder of recent floods and the enormous quantity of water that roared down the Maranoa River in January this year.
Some clumps are elegant: fringes of bleached grasses hanging from branches, as if they've been created by an artist. Touched with light from the setting sun they strike me with their beauty.
On the other hand, people around here and Roma are still cleaning up after flood waters -- repairing homes, mending broken fences, rebuilding roads. No one, however, is complaining about the rain. No one in this semi -arid region of Australia would dare complain about rain.
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