another look at Melbourne and the Yarra River
after admiring these gorgeous kangaroo paws... and after a lovely warm welcome and sitting around doing nothing under the wisteria watching one of the resident cute cats.... watching the world go by we headed off for a walk to see what was happening down by the river the Yarra River meanders past here usually, but lately has been in flood...water had been up over where I was standing taking this photo apparently... debris washed up there are lots of kids and families come here on a hot day but unfortunately a 19 year old who wasn't a swimmer drowned here the weekend before the floods. Very sad. It took the police divers 24 hours to find his body after he went missing. trees also succumbed to the floods the next weekend a very pretty area usually, but a bit muddy when I was there think this one might have been there for a while... a sit to sit on while down at the wetlands beside the river. Apparently they have been dry for about the last 15 years ... pity the thistles and algae ha...