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.
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 153 – By the Way Bench
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 came over to take a photo of the beautiful cream blossoms on this gum tree. Then I noticed the amazing, pearl like, parasites on its […]
Day 152 – Lily Pond Bench
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. So I took a photo just as they were about to. There’s hardly any lily pads left. It’s too cold. The ones that are left […]
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 150 – Private Bench
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 than usual after all the rain. Here at the Bench though, the water level hasn’t changed since I was here a couple of days ago.
Day 149 – Other Side Bench
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 it was below 40 centimetres.
Day 148 – Private Bench
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 river is like this. What’s not awesome today is the army of leaf blowers on the other side of the river. Leaf blowers have to […]
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 […]