"harry panic"

I have been travelling to Wagga Wagga (located midway between Sydney and Melbourne) for work a fair bit in the last one year. The original inhabitants, the Wiradjuri were the largest Aboriginal tribe in New South Wales. In their language “Wagga” means crow and repeating it means the plural ie. Wagga Wagga means “the place of many crows”.

Now, I call it the "Land of a thousand crows and tumbleweeds". This winter sees Wagga Wagga half buried in these yellow stuff that clings to you. An entire house can be totally engulfed by them in just under 45 minutes. The locals call it the "Harry Panic", I wonder why.

A work partner finds it so fascinating she has to dive into a pile every time she visits Wagga. Here are a few snaps of her having the time of her life.