Ben

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EARTHQAKE! �Beep called the buzzer as I slapped the big blurry button. But the no walk sign stayed red. A rusty kenworth truck grumbled past leaving the air black and blue with diesel fumes. Finally the sign changed to green. bzz tick, tick, tick, tick'' droned the buzzer as if it was alive. I was halfway across the one way street when a sound like a train at the crossing only 100 times louder filled my ears. Suddenly a monstrous wave of earth thundered straight down the street sending buildings toppling like a baby with blocks. I stood gaping like a goldfish as the wave drew nearer cracking the concrete. It hit me like a ton of bricks and I flew backwards into the steel body of the kenworth truck. It’s getting dark early I thought as I fell in a crack in the road and that was my last thought 

17.5.11

digital camera task   close up of the trunk



close up of leave 

close up of leaves 

whole shot of the tree

Hearts pounded faster and faster as all the dogs except the seven month old pup dashed into some scrubby waste. ‘Woof woof’ an avalanche of pigs exploded into the swamp. Get back called dad as he and Griff opened fire boom boom boom. Screams exploded as the dogs grabbed the slow one at the back. Dad raced down splashed through the swamp and killed it. ‘Call the dogs off!’ he hollered. I let out a piercing whistle and the whole lot all took off up towards the game track the pigs crafted.