Five Utes

For my overseas readers, I'll start by defining the word Ute (=utility). Basically it's a pickup truck like those shown in the picture - a two-seater cab, plus tray on the back for tools and equipment. For some reason they're invariably painted white and are used by tradesmen and farmers ... and others like me needing to take flat-pack IKEA furniture from Brisbane to Armidale. Utes' loads are rarely covered.



Just across the road from us, five young blokes are renting a house. They all appear to be working on the land, or tradesmen, or possibly working at the nearby Hillgrove antimony and gold mine. Anyway, each has a white ute and yesterday, for the first time I've noticed, they were all lined up together all facing in the same direction just like a flock of sheep. I don't know if you've noticed that sheep tend to graze pointing the same way.

How appropriate! Five agricultural blokes running five similar vehicles imitating a flock of sheep. I just had to take the photo.

AS