The river is up even higher today. The legs of Northern Bench are in the water. I love seeing the the river go up and down. It’s a beautiful sunny morning. It’s meant to be nice for the next few days. The flood isn’t as high as last year though. The whole other bank isn’t […]
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Day 185 – Northern Bench
It is a cold, breezy day down by the river. I have a woolly hat and gloves, and a jacket on and I’m still freezing. Edward is here though. It’s so fun to watch him with his bright orange beak and feet. He’s finding food in the grass in the river.
Day 183 – Northern Bench
It’s a beautiful afternoon. The sun is out but the air is really cold. There is a flock of red-rumped parrots in the grass on the other side of the river. It’s calm and lovely, but I feel stressed and anxious. It’s been kind of a big day in a lot of ways so it’s […]
Day 154 – Northern Bench
I love coming down to the river in the morning. The sunlight sparkles of the water when I’m on the Western bank and all the bird songs are just lovely.
Day 151 – Northern Bench
Two ducks have just skated in to land. I wonder if the recording picked up that sound. It’s so beautiful. That’s Edward that I can hear quacking. He’s waking up on the other side of the river. He started preening. I love how when the river gets full, the water flows around the submerged tree […]
Day 147 – Northern Bench
It’s just beautiful down here by the river at sunrise. The crows have just woken up and have been flying around calling loudly. My little friend, the willy wagtail, is in the middle of the path slowly dancing his way towards me.
Day 146 – Northern Bench
The ducks are quite loud this morning. It rained a lot last night. The river is a up. The edge is only about four meters from Northern Bench. In the next few days, I’ll go over to the flood markers on the other side and see how much the water has risen. I have sat […]
Day 142 – Northern Bench
It’s very windy today, stormy. Another storm is coming tonight. There was one last night. The river is up today. There’s also a big group of red rumped parrots here. In the photo, there’s four of them flying away, if you look very closely. Two of them are females, which can be harder to spot. […]
Day 141 – Northern Bench
Well, the Bench isn’t very relaxing today. There’s a couple of dogs that are misbehaving. They’re fighting and biting and the owners are shouting at them. It’s set all the local dogs off that are in their backyards. But it’s always nice to get outside I suppose.
Day 136 – Northern Bench
A big group of corellas just flew over me. They’re so loud! They are screeching and swooping their way up the river. My son just built these beautiful little structures at the water’s edge. I told him it reminded me of those little cabins on the water in the Maldives or somewhere. Admittedly though, it’s […]