I was walking along and I saw this green shining gem on the ground. I went closer and realised it was a Christmas beetle’s wing. I’m going to take it home so everyone can see it too.
Category: Wildlife
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 264 – Front Deck Bench
Wow! I just saw a big snake. I’m not sure what type of snake it is, but I avoid all snakes whether I know if they’re poisonous or not. I was surprised to see it because it wasn’t particularly sunny and it’s kind of late in the day.
Day 255 – Switchback Bench
I’ve sat here for a long time time today. I sat here while the red-rumped parrots flew over and the blue wrens picked through the grass beside the Bench. I realised I was sitting here because I was waiting for some kind of answer, something to solve my problems for me. But no amount of […]
Day 251 – Front Deck Bench
The frogs are still in the field across the street. It’s rained pretty much all week. My garden is full of flowers. My favourite rose bush is getting its first rose buds for the season.
Day 244 – Front Deck Bench
I came out to the front deck today just because I wanted to listen to the frogs. They have set up camp in the field across the road from my house. All the recent rain has made a puddle there.t They’re really quite loud. I can hear them from my bedroom at night. The garden […]
Day 242 – Lily Pond Bench
I haven’t been to the lily pond for a long time. There’s lots of frogs after all the rain. There’s also three little calves in the field behind. I remember thinking some of the cows looked very pregnant, and now they’ve had their babies.
Day 233 – Back Deck Bench
Last night and today it has rained constantly. There’s frogs in the puddle behind my back fence once again. There’s been big floods in many parts of the state, and I can’t wait to go down and check the river tomorrow morning. Everything here is wet. There’s water droplets everywhere and the rain is still […]
Day 205 – Blue Wren Bench
I haven’t been to Blue Wren Bench in a while because the river was too high at the bridge. Today, it’s just as peaceful as ever though. The photo is of the old dead tree beside the Bench which has a bee’s nest in the hollow near the top. I always see bees coming and […]
Day 204 – Switchback Bench
I’ve been sitting on the Bench for quite a while today. One because it turned out to be such a lovely day. When I left the house it was foggy and cold, but now it is sunny and warm. I’m also sitting here waiting to see if the river level drops enough to cross the […]