Sunday 11 March 2012

a strange bird shape on the hill

Penny and I had a lovely walk today, and it seemed she wasn't limping. Hooray! We went to a favorite place, Yarra Bend park. As I glanced across the Merri Creek to the parklands on the opposite bank, I was struck by the outline of a huge bird on the hillside. I knew it was there, but I've never seen it so beautifully outlined with the shadows cast by the setting sun.



Seeing Penny seemed to be coping well with a longer walk, we headed off to have a close look at it. When we got there, it no longer looked like a bird. It just seemed to be a little pebbled path in the hillside.



I wonder who made the bird, and why. It's obviously maintained well, because the grass hasn't been allowed to invade the gravel lines. A thing of beauty and mystery.
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6 comments:

  1. Duke12 March 2012 at 05:34

    What a gorgeous spot for a walk, Penny!

    Love ya lots,
    Mitch

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  2. proud womon12 March 2012 at 16:25

    intriguing... natural phenomenon or sacred site perhaps?

    what a lovely area for a walk with the beautiful penny...

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  3. parlance12 March 2012 at 19:35

    proud womon, it was made by humans, I feel sure, but I can't find any information about it, so far.

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  4. parlance12 March 2012 at 19:42

    Mitch, we know we are lucky to have a choice of lovely places to walk.

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  5. Slavenka12 March 2012 at 21:40

    Someone made ​​an effort to make an interesting landscape.

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  6. parlance14 March 2012 at 17:20

    Slavenka, you are right! It would have been quite an effort to make and maintain the bird shape.

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