Friday, February 20, 2009

Love Fridays, Follow Me Down To The River

A favourite thing about my week is riding Betsy, my bicycle, through beautiful bushland to and from work everyday. How lucky I am to live in a city full of gorgeous natural spaces and beautiful parks and gardens.

I find it so peaceful to spend time in this setting each day. I love the time that my 40 minutes of riding affords me to think about things, plan, dream, create. I've started stopping at the falls some mornings and writing a few notes about how I'm feeling, ideas that are going through my head. Many a blog post begins its life on this ride.

In the last 2 weeks while everyone in Victoria, and the rest of the country, has been feeling so overwhelmed, traumatised and grief stricken by the bushfires I've found so much solace in my bushland oasis.

Seeing familiar faces like Lucy the Goose (a creature known to everyone who rides this trail) makes me smile every single time. Sometimes I sing out a big hello to her and give her a happy wave.

Love Fridays
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14 comments:

  1. FeeFebruary 20, 2009 at 10:43 PM

    Isn't she lovely? I can see why it is a special place for you.

    Fiona

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  2. NikkiFebruary 20, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    I saw an echidna down there one day - in the Clifton Hill section. Who'd have thought it? SO close to the city and yet a world away!

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  3. Megan.K.February 20, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    We all need these special places and special "me" times. How wonderful that even in a big bustling city you have found a wild natural space to visit each day..
    Have a great weekend Cathy.

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  4. ChrisyFebruary 21, 2009 at 12:57 AM

    It's so great that you get to travel through this space every day...and that you take the opportunity to do so....

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  5. TaccolinaFebruary 21, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    I've just got back from stomping around the creek with the dog. We had a rain shower and the parakeets (parrots?) in the trees were squawking with glee. It's a grand old place to be - I love it, too - and the dog tells me that the smells are extra special good.

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  6. SherrinFebruary 21, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    It is a lovely ride around there... Dights Falls is pretty special. :o)

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  7. Iron NeedlesFebruary 21, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    Lovely, absolutely lovely.

    Thanks for stopping by and your kind comment on my log cabin blanket.

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  8. BellsFebruary 21, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    what a lovely way to get to work. I know when I used to ride to work I felt a lot more in touch with my town. Beautiful.

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  9. CurlyPopsFebruary 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    So much nicer than sitting in a car stuck in traffic!

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  10. Running ThreadFebruary 21, 2009 at 10:42 PM

    We're renovating our house on the banks of the Merri Creek. We can't believe our little patch of paradise just 10 mins from the city.
    So precious ...

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  11. UnknownFebruary 21, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    it's like when i take spanner for a walk along the river, it suddenly becomes so peacful and you can forget you're in the city centre just for a moment... :)

    have a fab weekend,

    emma
    x

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  12. Two Peas In a PodFebruary 23, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    WOW, how beautiful. I wish it was summer here so Blake and I could go walking at the park and find our own special duck that we could see everyday. Hmmm, one can dream about summer.
    Cheers Kyla

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  13. zoesquidFebruary 24, 2009 at 7:56 PM

    I can see why you find it so peaceful. How lucky you are.

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  14. flossy-pFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Hullo Lucy Goose!!!! :D

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