Well there it is. A full year of sitting on benches. I feel like I’ve gone the full circle like the leaf in yesterday’s picture. Today I loved this beautiful green grasshopper who is camouflaged in the photo. Sometimes it’s hard to put words to things that words don’t necessarily apply to. Which is why […]
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Day 364 – By the Way Bench
It’s another perfect day at the By the Way Bench. I just love sitting here with all the birds and the clouds in the sky and the breeze in the trees. Today I think I saw a Golden Whistler. I have to go look it up to make sure because I haven’t seen one in […]
Day 362 – By the Way Bench
I loved being here so much yesterday that I came back today. I didn’t bring my binoculars and I wish I did. I saw many birds. It’s just another wonderful day on the Bench.
Day 361 – By the Way Bench
There’s a big flock of Red-rumped Parrots here. They’re picking through the grass, and there’s some whistling to each other in the trees. There’s also a Bronzewing pigeon that I don’t see here very often. There’s all kinds of little interesting birds. New Holland Honeyeaters. Some type of either Swallows or Tree Martins. The White-plumed […]
Day 274 – By the Way Bench
I just love sitting here. Sometimes there’s just no words for it. You really just have to feel it for yourself. I wonder if, listening to the recording of all the birdsongs and the breeze in the trees, you can get the feeling of the softness and the sweetness that is here. Edit: The picture […]
Day 253 – By the Way Bench
That was a kookaburra. He didn’t quite go into a full laugh, it was more of a chuckle. There’s so many sounds on the Bench today. There’s a lot of birds, and sheep and cows in the fields nearby.
Day 153 – By the Way Bench
The By the Way Bench! It has been a long time and it feels really good to be back. It’s a very windy day, but the sun is out. I came over to take a photo of the beautiful cream blossoms on this gum tree. Then I noticed the amazing, pearl like, parasites on its […]
Day 67 – By the Way Bench
There’s the most beautiful breeze at the By the Way Bench today. I’ve sat here for quite a long time just enjoying the breeze. It’s a hot day, but it’s cooler in the shade under the trees. The long grass around the Bench is swaying in the wind and, because the grasses are different heights, […]
Day 25 – By the Way Bench
I really wanted to come here today. I was drawn to come here and I don’t know why. It’s so uneventful. Everything is very grey today. The sky is grey, the gum trees around here have grey bark and silvery leaves. The grass almost seems slightly silver it is so freshly cut and reflective. This […]