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:
Shot a few days ago. Is it a metaphor? Or just a bench in the sun?
I made some enhancements using Luminar AI (but resisted adding giraffes).
When I went for a walk today, the sunny sky had given way to fog, creating a spooky kind of atmosphere.
Take your pic (get it?!)
Until The Rains next return.
Some prickly leaves as I went for a walk in some extremely light drizzle today.
As we head into the last weeks of summer, a shot taken of the river about 15 minutes after sunset.
Tree bark:
Urban flower:
Brunette River:
A late afternoon shot taken from Lower Hume Park.
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.
It was actually a pleasantly sunny day for the last day of Spring 2024, with a high of 26°C (not a record). The not-fine part is related to the allergies/cold/flu/alien incubation I currently have. I slept horribly last night, but I think I am on the mend now and will hopefully at least be back to somewhat normal by tomorrow, the first day of summer.
I will frolic about if that’s the case.
In the meantime, here is a wide-angle photo of Hume Park, with the grass unusually green for mid-June:
