A bunch of buttercups:
Brunette River, early spring look:
Hume Park
The ducks and the river
Lower Hume Park had several sudden ponds due to the rain over the past day and a bunch of mallards were there to take advantage of it. Better than swimming in the Brunette River, which was very shallow a few days ago and is very not shallow right now, as the photo below indicates.
Proof of ducks (and a crow). This is a crop zoomed in to 93% and the best you’re going to get on a crusty old iPhone 12:
A bench in the sun
Shot a few days ago. Is it a metaphor? Or just a bench in the sun?
View from the river, January 10, 2025
I made some enhancements using Luminar AI (but resisted adding giraffes).
Spooky trees in the fog
When I went for a walk today, the sunny sky had given way to fog, creating a spooky kind of atmosphere.
Broody bench, bright bench
Take your pic (get it?!)
A few shots from the neighbourhood, October 29, 2024
Until The Rains next return.
Red among green
Some prickly leaves as I went for a walk in some extremely light drizzle today.
Post-sunset, Brunette River
As we head into the last weeks of summer, a shot taken of the river about 15 minutes after sunset.
A few random photos from around nature
Tree bark:
Urban flower:
Brunette River:
Brunette River, August 11, 2024
A late afternoon shot taken from Lower Hume Park.
It’s the first day of summer (2024) as we know it (and I feel adequate)
Good news: My favourite season has arrived. Yay! Yes yes, climate change, heat domes, etc. I don’t care, summer is still my favourite season.
Bad news: I am still sick, though improved. I was able to go out and aboot without any issue. At home, I was coughing occasionally, mostly when sitting in certain specific positions that told my body, “Now is the time to cough.” They were all the most comfortable positions, too. 
Neither good nor bad news: The weather today was very summer-like, with a high temperature of 28°C and “felt like 32”. It was pretty warm compared to what we’ve been getting. We’ll get one more day of sun before YMS (Yet More Showers). I don’t think I’ve ever seen grass so lush and green on June 20th before.
Anyway, here is another shot of Hume Park, this time the lower part.
