Physical distancing, exploring the bush

One of the silver linings of long walks and time to explore different places is learning to appreciate more the bush around here.  Some days it's too windy for the beach, or there is a need for a change.

There are many bush walks around here, some off leash, some not.  Some small and contained, some you can walk for hours, if the dog will allow.

My bush is not green and lush,

though maybe the rainforests are,

Instead my bush is shades

greys, blues, greens 

Surprising bolts of colour

the golden wattle, sign of cold 

winter around the corner

the occasional burnt red leaves

It’s a bush that asks you

to work on enjoying it

finding little jolts of joy,

wild orchids pushing heads

up just above the soil.

It asks you to get up close,

to notice the beauty

that is there, not obvious

but waiting to be found.