As I sat down on the Bench today, a little gap in the clouds opened up, and I was in a little patch of sunshine. All around the bench was in the shade of the trees, but the bench was in the sun. It was lovely. I also saw this little spider on the bench […]
Day 134 – Back Deck Bench
I’ve been wanting to come out here on a frosty morning like this for a while. We have had some really heavy frosts lately, but I haven’t been brave enough to get outside and sit on the Bench amongst it yet. Today, I’m tightly hugging my cup of tea to keep my hands warm. My […]
Day 133 – Northern Bench
There’s a lot of birds around. It’s sunset. There’s a half moon up in the sky already. It’s a very cold night. I’m glad I brought a warm cup of tea to the bench with me.
Day 132 – Private Bench
I don’t feel as calm sitting on the Bench today. It happens sometimes, every day is different. I’m still glad I got outside though. I can still always just appreciate the magic of nature when you look up close, like at this partially dried casuarina frond. Some of its nodes are turning silvery gray at […]
Day 131 – Big Old Tree Bench
There’s always so many different birds at the Big Old Tree. Today, there was a pair of a brightly coloured Eastern Rosellas in the tree when I arrived. The photo is of some Ducks that are nesting in a dead pine tree in a nearby field. See if you can spot them in the photo, […]
Day 130 – Blue Wren Bench
It feels like a really joyful day here at the Bench for me. The sun is out, the river is gurgling by and there’s daffodils in the field on the other side of the river. They’re bright yellow and they’re dancing in the wind and sun. The world feels like it’s full of promise. Like […]
Day 129 – Switchback Bench
I’m at the cascades with my son today. He made this huge outrigger canoe out of a piece of bark and some grass and sticks. This photo is it in the river. He’s going to race it down the river and see if he sees it go past at another bridge downstream. I’ve got hiccups […]
Day 128 – Other Side Bench
One of my favorite things is to see low angle sun on really lush green grass. I love the shadows of the leaves and the trees or whatever’s around on the grass. Today is a perfect example of the shadow of this tree’s trunk and branches on the grass. I haven’t been to this bench […]
Day 127 – Switchback Bench
There’s a tree down at the cascades today. It must have come down in all the wind we’ve had recently. It’s a medium sized tree. It’s just part of the river and how it evolves though. It may still keep growing, even though it’s down. Some of the river gum branches kind of grow along […]
Day 126 – Blue Wren Bench
It’s still windy today. I love the wind in the trees, and I love the Blue Wren Bench. It is one of my favorites. I’m feeling better today, and I felt even better when I saw the blue wrens here. I got a photo one in the grass.