Day 155 – Switchback Bench
The footbridge is officially underwater today. You can still see the faint outline, and the way the flow of the water changes as it goes over the bridge.
The footbridge is officially underwater today. You can still see the faint outline, and the way the flow of the water changes as it goes over the bridge.
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.
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…
I was just looking around here wondering what to take a photo of, when I saw these two teal ducks coming in low. I knew they were going to land.…
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…
It’s absolutely beautiful right now. There was a big storm earlier, but now it’s completely calm. The sky is still dark though. The river is flowing swiftly and it’s muddier…
I’ve walked all the way around to check this flood marker. It looks like it’s at 2.65 metres. Quite different to the summer level I saw on Day 35 when…
The river is still up. It’s only a meter or two from Private Bench. I really like it when the river is like this. I love this Bench when the…
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…
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…