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 254 – Northern Bench
Everything’s just covered in mud down near the banks of the river now. It’s a very sticky kind of mud. The mud makes for some interesting tracks though. I’m wondering what this one is, with the little round fingers and very clear nail marks? I can’t wait until the water level drops enough and I […]
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 252 – Lily Pond Bench
I was on my way to the lily pond, when I saw these gang gang cockatoos. It reminded me of a photo I took last year of a gang gang cockatoo in this same tree. It’s an acacia tree, and at this time of year they love the seeds. I went closer to get another […]
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 250 – Northern Bench
The water is around the legs of Northern Bench. In the photo you can see the big tree next to the Bench is also underwater. I startled a Blackbird and he flew away. There’s also a white-faced heron out on a log in the middle of the river. He’s using it as a raft to […]
Day 249 – Back Deck Bench
A little group of blue wrens have moved into our backyard. I don’t know if you can hear them in the recording, but they’re here right now. There’s one male and three females, and we keep saying the same birds every day now. They really are the sweetest little birds. You can see them ‘talking’ […]
Day 248 – Tennis Court Bench
I went for a surf this morning for the first time in a while this morning. I was a bit nervous that I wouldn’t be able to surf any more. I got two good waves. There’s this teenage magpie that hangs around the tennis courts. We heard him squawking away asking for food the whole […]
Day 247 – Switchback Bench
The water is over the foot bridge again. It’s almost the perfect height for a ninja challenge. My son really wants the ninja challenge, so we are going to sit here for a while and see if the water goes down.
Day 246 – Northern Bench
The birds around the Bench are singing so sweetly today. In the recording all you would hear is the wind in the trees and about five different types of birds singing. It’s interesting, the cuckoo-shrike I saw up at Switchback Bench the other day is here. It’s the first time I’ve seen here.