sitspot log

rockspot n/d:

i need to more meaningfully tabulate this because i can't word it, but i really picked up on the rhythmic motion of the waves: there's a cycle to whether they fizzle out before they hit the edge of the rocks and just flow over the edge, or roll furiously onto them and create an enormous crescendo of white salty droplets. but it's not quite cyclical either: there's some factor i haven't quite figured out yet.

spot in the park near rockspot n/d:

i was watching this crowd of rainbow lorrikeets in the moreton bay fig tree, and suddenly it just clicked how well they were camouflaged. i caught myself struggling to spot them, locating them only by sound. it's funny, i've always found it funny how conspicuous they were - rainbow patterns must be terrible for camouflage, but even in the light of day they were able to blend in, with red and yellow emulating dappled light against a blue and green shadow. and then some magpies joined them in the tree, and though they were completely different shades they both blended in perfectly. an indian miner flew into the tree a little later, and it was so conspicuous i felt myself blinking: it is coloured shades of grey and brown, matching representations of the traditional aussie bush, yet it was so unnatural i could follow it as it flitted from branch to branch. true to its nature as an invasive species, it didn't fit in at all. i hear about the damage they do, but it was fascinating to watch such a stark juxtaposition of them and their native counterparts. i hope to see the lorrikeets again, and i keep wondering about how the cockatoos blend in - maybe if i sit in islandspot i'll see them.