This gallery showcases the 3day-2night tree planting trip to rural NSW Boorowa with Tzu Chi Sydney (26/4/13 - 28/4/13).
The photos look best at 75% page magnification on most monitor screens.
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| The ~4hr bus ride to Boorowa from Sydney |
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| Entertainment during the bus ride |
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| Boorowa Central School, our sleeping ground for the trip |
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| This was the classroom that the men occupied |
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| No boys allowed on the second floor |
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| Cyclops |
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| Arranging sleeping mats to sleep on |
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| Soft toys for little girls |
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| Trying to be creative with floor mats |
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| Playing basketball at midnight |
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| Steaming breakfast on a chilly Boorowa morning |
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| Yijia's responsibleness shines through |
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| Houses in Boorowa's central area |
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| Getting prepared for a long day of tree planting |
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| Peter Pan coaches? |
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| Beware of snakes! |
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| Arriving on location |
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| Girls' joke |
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| Boorowa's dry lands |
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| Working hard as the day warmed up; Boorowa's extremely susceptible to soil erosion due to the lack of trees |
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| Fly-protection hat |
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| Farmers enjoying their break as volunteers took over |
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| Morning tea break |
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| Cherie portrait #1 |
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| Cherie portrait #2 |
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| Minjia's centre-parted hair |
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| 那些年我们一起种的树... |
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| Time to move on to the next patch of land to plant trees in |
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| Savannah-esque surroundings |
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| Meditation |
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| Cherie portrait #3 |
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| Cherie portrait #4 |
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| Watering the plants |
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| Sunset at Boorowa |
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| Jimmy, the driver of the trip, joking around as volunteers worked |
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| Fooling around in the bus |
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| Enjoying the sunset |
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| Boorowa's sunset and flatlands |
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| Model-wannabes |
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| Classy vegetarian meals |
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| Our last location |
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| Oddly enough, the cows were not too intimidated by our presence |
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| Travelling on a lorry, an almost safari-esque experience |
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| A small planted tree with a tree-guard to prevent rabbits and other animals from destroying it |
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| Photoshoot session during lunch break |
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| Wild grass |
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| Human pyramid |
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| Watching sheep shearing |
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| Sheep shearing |
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| Farmers' grandkids uninterested in sheep shearing |
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| Wool-less sheep |
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| Shepherd dog that helped to corner the sheep into a corner for the farmers |
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| Sheep are naturally afraid of wolves, and dogs resemble wolf in almost every way, making them great shepherd animals |
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| Sheep have big scrotums |
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| We visited one of the farmer's house/yard, where she reared many small animals |
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| My irrational fear of birds made me stay as far away as possible from these chickens, especially the one on the left... |
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| Cherie portrait #5 |
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| The farmer and her dog(s) |
*These galleries are put up simply for photo enjoyment and sharing purposes, but if for any reason you want to use any of the photos, it'd be great if you could email me at shunyang93@gmail(dot)com and ask for permission first. I just want to make sure credit is given where it is due. Thanks!
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