as Christmas present
daughter arranges holiday
couple of nights at Mildura
Echuca, then Inverloch bay
nice to spend some time
together with no hurry
just talking and relaxing
no thoughts of work or worry
daughter's been mentoring
young woman from region here
tonight had dinner, tomorrow
shop, and night-meal prepare
summer water restrictions
for garden: only able to hose
one hour once weekly, since
down water-level goes
many holiday-makers
travel to premier town
house-boats, swim and fish
recreation till sundown
caravans and cabins near
wide beach of coarse sand
children swim along edge
parents give them a hand
stroll along Murray's bank
under river gums at evening
beautiful sunset country
stressful heat is leaving
