Day Three - 20 Oct 2023
This morning was up with the sparrows, well no not really, though I was the first to leave the Motel, off to fill the tank again and then hit the road. I had hoped that there would be few trucks at that hour and that the road would be as sparsely used as yesterday driving into Horsham, though this wasn't to be. Actually, there weren't all that many cars; mainly it was just trucks, though not too bad I just pulled over for them to pass until I got to the turn-off to some quiet country roads. The roads were very country and I thought at one stage I may have been on someone's driveway, though it was just a small road.
Anyway the first of the day was at Sheep Hills, just a small dot on the map in the middle of fields. The Silos are amazing, what a skill-full painting. It was then back on the road and a bit more backtracking as I nearly returned to Horsham to get to the next stop at Murtoa, then on to Rupanyup, St Arnaud and Avoca silos before heading on home to Melbourne.
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| Sheep Hills Silo Art - painted by Adnate, featuring a Wergaia Elder,Uncle Ron Marks, a Wotjobaluk Elder, Aunty Regina Hood and two, Savannah Marks and Curtly McDonald. |
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| Murtoa Silo Art - painted by Sam Bates (Smug), was inspired by taxidermy in the local museum and Murtoa born, Dr. John Cade, a psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder. The image has thirty Birds and one is a ghost or glowing bird and represents the 1 in 30 people who suffer from bipolar disorder. |
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| Rupanyup Silo Art - painted by Julia Volchkova, featuring Ebony Baker and Jordon Weidemann, who represent a youthful spirit of strength, hope and camaraderie. |
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| St Arnaud Silo Art - painted by Kyle Torney, titled Hope, it represents the Hopes for a small family in the 1800s when St Arnaud was a gold mining town. |
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| Avoca Silo Art - painted by Jimmi Buscombe , featuring the endangered Barking Owl. |
