Betty Collerson, The Cheerleader (Straight Shooter: Australian Landscape)

I am always amazed by the resilience of trees in the arid Australian landscape. They cling to life tenaciously, and manage to thrive. This one was captured on a rock formation in the MacDonald Ranges, and reminded me of a cheerleader.

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