Cecille's Creativity

Situated 400 kilometres north of Alice Springs, extraordinary rocks lie scattered for many kilometres on both sides of the Darwin road, south of Tennant Creek. They come in many shapes and sizes, some standing alone, others piled on top of each other in such an astonishing manner that one feels there must be a more imaginative reason for their formation than the scientific explanation. The geologists tell us that due to intense weathering and sharp changes of temperatures, the outer layers of granite flaked away leaving the rocks rounded in form. The Aboriginal legend is much more interesting; it says the Marbles are the eggs of the rainbow serpent, a Dreamtime being linked with the source of all life.