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Johnno - 白宇

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2020.07.08 10:59

For lunch today, I stopped in a small town, at the bakery. There

were a few farmers in town and while waiting for my meat pie and coffee scroll I got chatting with two young shearers. We ate outside in the street, and discussed everything from the weather to the wethers. For them the meal in town was a big treat, much better than their usual home made sandwiches. For me it was just a convenient spot to stop on a long drive.
As we were chatting, one of them pointed at a big 4x4 across the road and said it would cost two years wages to buy that car, but he wouldn’t want it anyway as his ute was ‘a B&S monster that’d rip the doors off anything within cooee’. They’d never heard of Covid, so we shook hands as we parted, but I waited until they were out of sight before crossing the road to get in my car.
Being content with what you have is more important than achieving happiness by getting what you want.
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  • Ashley 2020.07.08 11:05

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    Soooo amazing place. Are you going to have a long trip, bro?
  • Ada 2020.07.08 11:08

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    Mercy and wise
  • Melody 2020.07.08 11:15

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    You are a warm guy!
  • 在路上2021 2020.07.08 11:29

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    Reading your English is more interesting than reading English novels.
  • Blazer25742 2020.07.08 11:37

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    Marshes in desert, how.lost can you be?
  • Lifeisbeautiful Ada 2020.07.08 11:37

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    Many new words 😭What does the "from weather to whethers" mean?
  • Johnno - 白宇 2020.07.08 11:58

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    @Lifeisbeautiful Ada They are shearers (they cut the wool off sheep). We talked about things that are important to them - will it rain (you can’t shear wet sheep) and the sheep (a castrated male sheep is called a wether).
  • Johnno - 白宇 2020.07.08 11:59

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    @Blazer25742 Not lost, just enjoying the long way home.
  • Lifeisbeautiful Ada 2020.07.08 12:00

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    @Johnno - 白宇 I got it. Thank you! Enjoy your wonderful time.
  • Penny 2020.07.08 12:02

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    so beautiful
  • Johnno - 白宇 2020.07.08 12:22

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    @Ashley Not a long trip, I’m back home in the mountains now. East or West, Home is Best!
  • Ashley 2020.07.08 12:27

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    @Johnno - 白宇 East or West. Home is best. 👍👍👍
  • せん 2020.07.08 12:59

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    Your narration about shearers sounds like a listening material in the textbook, cool!
  • Lina 2020.07.08 15:12

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    You must had a good day
  • Sophie苏菲的世界 2020.07.08 23:15

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    I agree with your last sentence....😁
  • Cherry 2020.07.10 11:12

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    fantastic view like a fair land
  • Amy 2020.07.11 03:47

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    Agree!仅仅看看这些图片,就可以放松心情。放低期望,放缓脚步,美好就在身边。
  • 月聆重楼 2020.07.12 05:25

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    drive on this kind of road is so relax and feel happy. lol
  • Dandan 2020.07.12 08:01

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    翻译出来,居然还看不懂
  • Xiaoyan Meng 2020.07.14 06:04

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    So much wealth will increase our desire and fear compare to those who own little,thats totally true
  • 蜗牛 2020.07.16 03:20

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    世界那么大,我们往往被所拥有的挡住了视线,或是被所追逐的限制了目光
  • Ivy 2020.09.06 13:56

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    Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have.
  • Johnno - 白宇 2020.09.07 10:07

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    @Ivy That’s so wise! Thank you 🙏

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