She watched as her grandmother struggled to thread a needle with fingers that were beginning to bend at odd angles, like old trees.

NEWYORKER: The Visitor

In a drought year, all you might see are dusty plains, the odd mob of kangaroos and emus, and a few struggling trees.

BBC: Watching Australia's wildlife

All that appeared odd then were the town's wide avenues lined with tall trees and the occasional spire of a Christian church rising upwards.

BBC: Welcome to Abbottabad