However hard we might think the drought is for those of us in suburbia, it is of course so much worse for our rural cousins, their livestock and wildlife.
Last week we were investigating the Bournda National Park (just north of Merimbula), and went looking for Lake Bondi, the smaller of the park's two main lakes and the one where my husband said they did kayaking. We had a little trouble locating this lake, but eventually found a minor track leading off a larger one that led to a grassy plain, which we realised was in fact the lake, or what remained of it. Now, it's quite possible that this dries up every summer and fills in winter and so it's dryness has nothing to do with drought, but it was still sad to see the dead tortoise splayed in the middle of the field. Still, it wasn't a loss for everyone: the kangaroos seem to be enjoying it!
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