Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 83
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[Page 83]
tried to catch a brilliant butterfly - I've seen him at Bellenden Ker in N Q before today – & there was also one of those big dark butterflies who flap largely & then settle & instantly vanish from your ken - Imitation I presume for life's objects - The cliff was dark & dank & aroids & ferns were thinly scattered over its face - I got a stick and looked where I went among the dead leaves & stones for snakes here are numerous & deadly - However we saw none – nor did I see any ferns or small plants new to me but it was dry vry dry, save just this cliff face - = All vegetation is waiting expectantly for the rainy season - One thing I saw & warned my pal against & that was a cluster of bees on the surface of a large laurel like leaf - Let sleeping dogs lie - We looked & then retreated - On our way back we took another route & presently spotted a yard with two fine water buffaloes in them - Chaps I'd seen