Cee’s Oddball Challenge

Australian trip #12

Of course, you know what this is. It’s a didgeridoo. In case you have never seen one, this is probably not the first view you would see. So when I call this oddball, I simply mean unique.

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All the native Aussie’s told me that out of all the wild animals and birds, the didgeridoo was the most unusual sight we got to see at the Healesville Sanctuary. This was an indigenous Australian Ranger playing a $3,000 didgeridoo.

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indigenous didgeridoo player

The sound drew us magnetically to his side. He practiced reciprocal breathing. Air went in his nose and came out his didgeridoo through his mouth. I tried reciprocal breathing without success not even using a didgeridoo.

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His foot tapped a beat.

He gathered a crowd of all ages. We watched through several sessions. He could play for several minutes without taking a breathing break.

Then he spoke to using his beautiful accent about the didgeridoo. I struggled to understand and sort out all his words.

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25 responses to “Looking Up a Didgeridoo”

  1. Love for didgeridoo 😀

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    1. It was pretty spectacular. 🙂

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  2. Great post and videos Marsha. Definitely odd that’s for sure.

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    1. Yes, odd that you don’t see it too often! 🙂 It was really wonderful 🙂

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      1. Mainly in the outback, where I’m not.

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        1. Nor am I! 🙂 Big city girls! 🙂

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  3. I did an aboriginal art workshop a few years ago (with elementary students) and found didgeridoo music to share- but would have loved to have had this post of yours. And hopefully Educators will be able to use this if they ever need to… esp. with the man talking – – and playing. really enjoyed this culture rich share….

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    1. I know isn’t this great! It was a treasure to have run into him. He is not always there. Carol and Leanne were as thrilled as I was. 🙂

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  4. We brought back a didgeridoo from our travels in Australia many years ago. It’s almost 5 feet tall and stands in a place of honour in our living room.

    Without fail, whenever the family gathers, son #1 will inevitably attempt to coax out its beautiful melody – without success. After repeated attempts over the years, none of us have grasped the reciprocal breathing. So sad. It’s such a beautiful sound.

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    1. When I first read that you had one, I wondered how in the world you could play it. I tried reciprocal breathing with no instrument! Yikes. I think anyone who plays a wind instrument has to do this. I tried playing a flute once with the same luck. I was able to coax a note or two out of a recorder and a harmonica, but no major tunes! 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to respond. Love to have you join our new Facebook Group Networking Bloggers. I think you’d enjoy it. 🙂

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      1. Thanks Marcia. I’m not really much of a FB user. I don’t know what benefit I would derive from it.

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        1. No worries. I guess I was thinking how much new bloggers could benefit from YOUR experience. 🙂

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  5. MARSHA, I’ve been MIA, back now (maybe for a while, maybe not)? Yeah, this is oddball. Especially looking up inside the thing. He does a good job, but I’ve heard guys make animal sounds and all sorts of other sounds! Is he indigenous, as in Aboriginal?

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    1. YES, the Australians seem to use both terms equally. So why have you been MIA? Another trip, perhaps? I’ve been pretty snowed under here, too – not literally, but not far from the snow. Our peaks are glorious. I’d like to reblog some of your wonderful posts on one or both of my blogs, if you’re up to sharing. Carol and I laughed till we had tears rolling out of our eyes over some of your funnies. 🙂

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      1. Marsha, well, honestly, I’d be honored if you reblogged them!! Truly. And I’m quite happy you got a good laugh. I’m a little tied up now, may not be able to write more than one post a month.

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        1. You are badly tied up, Badfish. One post a month means you must be super busy. Thanks for the permission. I’ll let you know when I’m posting. 🙂 Tonight I’m just reading and commenting rather than posting. My posting is more sporadic than regular. I’m definitely committed to keeping up two blogs, so I post on one a bit then on the other. 🙂 Talk to you soon. 🙂

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          1. Marsha, must be nice to be committed to TWO dang blogs. Hey, I couldn’t find the post on your iphone 6. What’s the link? And in your comments here, and previously, there’s a polldaddy link, but when I click it, it takes me to a page full of…I don’t know…just numbers and words???

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          2. Hi Badfish,
            I’m not the sharpest fish in the water when it comes to technology. I hired a person to help me with my Always Write blog. Here is the link to my stolen iPhone post http://wp.me/p7tP3I-zr. However as far as the page full of … numbers and words, I’m not sure which polldaddy link that is. It doesn’t sound like a very good one! Hmmm. 🙂 Let me know and I’ll check it out.

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    1. Wow! I can’t believe you said that about my videos!!!! Hehe! Connie and I had coffee yesterday. We talked about you and what fun we would have had if she had been able to come too! She had to hear all about my trip! I aired my laundry including my smalls!! Hehe! We laughed about that!

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      1. She would have loved it, I’m sure. Your video skills are improving so much!

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        1. Awww thanks, Carol. 😀😀😀🤠

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  6. Terrific odd ball for this week. I love didgeridoos.

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    1. I had never heard of them before. It was so amazing!

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