Mystery Day II -Bobbin Head

It was my turn to plan a day out, so on Saturday we drove up to Bobbin Head, (in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park) for the day. Boy, what a beautiful spot-- so quiet and peaceful. We had a great day, just lazing about having a picnic, reading, exploring, snoozing.

The weather was beautiful, and everything looked really green and lush. The clouds seemed particularly blue, and the clouds looked awesome--

There were lots of birds around--white cockatoos, kookaburras, rosellas. And these guys--The little fella in the middle (Australian Myna??) was very inquisitive, and kept returning again and again to suss us out. Later in the afternoon we went for a walk on this boardwalk that had been built over and through the mangrove swamp. I know 'swamp' doesn't sound that inviting, but they are such an interesting, unique little self contained world, where all the plants and creatures and water seem to work in each others' favour, and teem with life. You see this swampy mud, and it looks kinda ugly-- But if you look close, you see hundreds of little red-clawed crabs scurrying about-- If you adjust your senses to the 'ugliness', it's actually filled with beauty! There were lots of old gnarled trees, full of holes and hollows. It was too dark to see what might be inside this one, but I stuck my camera in, with the flash on, and got a good look-- It was a really great day; a time to stop, relax, have some good family time and enjoy creation.