THIS RECORDS A DAY WHEN I WAS 5 & BEGGED MY ELDERS TO STOP AT THE CREEK ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL & LET ME SCRAPE THE PICKLES OFF MY SANDWICHES. PICKLES ALWAYS MADE ME WANT TO PUKE, JUST LIKE BREAD & DRIPPING & STICKY BROWN PORRIDGE WITH A DASH OF POWDERED MILK & A BIT OF BROWN SUGAR AT BREAKFAST. THE UNITED ABORIGINES MISSION FORBADE OUR MISSIONARIES TO ASK FOR CHARITY & EXPECTED THEM TO PRAY FOR ALL THEIR NEEDS WITH NO HELP FROM THE STATE - BUT THE FRUIT VENDOR, MR LAWRENCE & BAKER, MR KYLIE & OTHER KIND SOULS UNCONSCIOUSLY HEARD THEIR PRAYERS WHEN THERE WAS NO FOOD IN THE PANTRY. ONCE A WEEK, THE SISTERS DOLED OUT A QUARTER OF AN APPLE, ORANGE OR HALF A BANANA.

THE OVAL YELLOW FRUIT WITH THE SPIKED TIPS ARE GEEBUNG & THE BIG WHITE DOTS ARE LILLY PILLY, AN ASTRINGENT BERRY. THE YELLOW CAPPED RED FRUITS ARE WILD CHERRIES. THE DOTTING & OTHER LEAF SHAPES REPRESENT TRADITIONAL BUSH FOODS/MEDICINE. THE WAVY BLUE LINE IS THE LITTLE CREEK RUNNING UNDER THE RICKETY OLD BRIDGE WE STOOD ON.