Month: August 2022

The view from the Bench looks very different this morning. I can’t even see the mountain range. It’s too foggy. There’s just the trees in the field, the big old gum trees, looming out of the mist. I can see that the sun is trying to shine through, and above me the sky is blue, […]

Another new Bench. This one is called Jim’s Bench. It’s got lots of birds and some frogs, and an absolutely gorgeous view of the mountain range. I can’t wait to see it at sunrise because this mountain range will be lit up instead of back lit. There’s lots of parrots, and ibises and also some […]

Today, I caught this beautiful little flock of finches. I’m going to have to go home and double check in my bird book what they are exactly. They were all just foraging on the path. They’ve got bright red eyes and bright red at the top of their tails and they’re very, very small birds. […]

There’s always so many birds down here. There’s Eastern Rosellas in the tree across on the other bank. It’s been a really stressful few days for me. So it’s really good to be here and think about something else.

There’s a big group of honeyeaters next to me. They’re having an argument about something. I’ve been sitting on the Bench for quite a long time today. I was hoping I would feel better like I so often do here. But today, there’s just a lot of sadness, a lot of uncertainty, a lot of […]

It’s very windy today. The clouds are racing across the sky. It’s raining on and off. The sun comes out, and then it rains, then the sun comes out again. I’m at the Lily Pond with the frogs. I’m not feeling peaceful today. I’m feeling like I need to keep walking faster and further instead, […]

I walked down past the Big Old Tree today. I always thought the Big Old Tree was the end of how far you could walk, but it turns out it’s not. There’s no path really, and I think it might be on private property, but I’ve come down to part of the river where I’ve […]

It is back to being cold again. Or maybe it’s just because it’s getting late in the day. I had a big day, and I’m quite tired as I sit on the Bench. My son’s throwing rocks in the river to watch the ripples, expanding out in circles.

Some days it feels like I could sit on the Bench all day. Today’s one of those days. I don’t want to leave. There’s just something so special when you sit and ‘be’. And look at the sky, and the birds, and notice how the air feels and watch the water flow by. But my […]

I loved sitting on the Bench today. I loved it so much. Blue Wren Bench has been a special place for me. Today, I just feel so calm, so full of joy at the world around me. There was not one, but three bright blue wrens hopping around the Bench. I tried for a while […]