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Far down the river to the south, past Northern and Southern Benches, down the undeveloped section of the river path, there is a pedestrian bridge over a cascade. I can hear the cascade from this Bench. This Bench is set back off the river on top of a hill overlooking the bridge. A switchback path […]

It’s all about the birds today – there’s birds everywhere. It’s kind of strange for the middle of the day. Normally they’re out at dawn or dusk. Behind me, there’s noisy Red Wattlebirds in the pine trees, chacking away to each other. There’s also White-plumed Honeyeaters with a sweeter song. There’s some Pigeons cooing away, […]

Today, the river is flowing slower. In some places it is wide, flat and brown. It’s still quite full though. There’s a Magpie here at the Other Side Bench, which is on the other side of the river from my house. The Magpie’s getting hassled by a Willie Wagtail, who’s a much smaller bird. Wherever […]

It’s a very windy day, the wind in the pine trees behind me is loud as per usual. The clouds are really interesting today. Probably because the weather system’s changing from the warm air stream to the approaching cold front, and the high level, wispy cirrus clouds reflect that. Sitting on the Bench today, I […]

Tonight at the river, all is still, there is no wind. It’s a clear night. The stars are incredible. I can hear a koala in one of the trees behind me. It’s grunting as it wakes up for the night. Everything is still, except for the odd ripple down in the river, maybe from a […]

There’s a few less frogs here today, but I can still hear quite a lot of the ones I think are the Banjo Frogs. The dominant sound today is the wind through the pine needles behind me. There’s been spring rain on and off. From the look of the sky to the west, there’s another […]

Today, I feel a lot of turmoil. I can tell it’s just my own thoughts that are making me feel angry and frustrated right now. There’s nothing actually wrong in my world. Today, as we arrived, the Duck literally ran to greet us, his funny orange feet waddling along. He circled all around us, hoping […]

Today, I am restless on the Bench. I don’t feel the same feeling of contentment I have been feeling when I’m here. It’s windy. It’s raining on and off. I’m sitting on the soggy timber Bench. All the usual birds are here, and the Duck. All the trees and the leaves and the patchy sunlight […]

Frogs! Today is all about the frogs. The full day of rain yesterday must have set them all off. The Pond has overflowed and deep puddles have flooded the grass on both sides of the path. As I walked along the path to the Bench, I was surrounded by a symphony of frogs. I can […]

Today is actually tonight because I’ve come down late. I’m not sitting on the Bench though, because it has rained all day and the Bench is soaking wet. So I’m standing here listening to the storm water drain. The drain’s actually quite far from the Bench, but tonight it sounds like a waterfall gushing into […]