Just another day by the water in Riverland…
Yarra River
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Visible – a peaceful, warmly-lit afternoon by the river. Not visible – the crushing heat and determined flies…
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Amazing that such calm and quiet is so easy to find in a place with so much going on all of the time…
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Waking to a cloudy morning, we almost decided not to go out. I’m glad we changed our minds, as we joined the balloon crews welcoming the sun…
Melbourne 365: Day 350
As far as rivers go, the Yarra is quite distinctive, at least as far as the fact that it is almost impossible to see through, and has even been described as running upside down, with the mud on top and the water underneath. So I felt quite pleased, to see that despite this spurious composition, it functions perfectly well insofar as seeing across the river, showing the unique character of the Melbourne skyline, its silhouette like a fingerprint on the horizon from miles away. In fact, we felt the river was so distinctive that it could be described as a Melbourne icon, and is the second in that series.
(Sharon’s interpretation of the Yarra River is on her blog here.)
Melbourne 365: Day 120
I spotted this location early in the morning, when the mist was lingering at the top of the buildings, not quite ready to release its grip on the city.
By the time I returned that evening, it was long gone, and the sky was sharp and clear. But the buildings still remained, keeping watch over the changing colours, winds, and people that make up this city…
Melbourne 365: Day 86
How lovely it was, to find that there are still secret places here,
where quiet rivers whisper slow lullabies
and branches give up the last of their leaves
to gentle movement, ready to sleep
until next season.
Timothy Moss 