Autumnal April Is Here!

Seasonal changes noticed by me.

Welcome to Denyse Whelan Writes Here.

Today is a quintessential Autumn day in Australia. I now live in the north western part of Sydney called “The Hills”. It is often much warmer in Summer, and colder in Winter than the area in my photo above…close to the Harbour and on the Coast.

However, the Autumnal cool of this morning gave way to a sunny and very pleasant early April day. I am feeling quite well today…not overdoing things though…and so I made the relatively short drive out to Windsor about 20 minutes away.

I wanted to view a part of the Dyarrubin (Hawkesbury River) from Macquarie Park on the western side of the river where I had been last year on a couple of occasions before the work started to improve the area. It was a place which I associate with my father’s illness just before he died, as I received news there that I found hard to take in.

Nevertheless I am someone who, when ready, can face my memories which challenge me and today returned. And it was with renewed confidence and appreciation for feeling better.

Here’s what I noted and enjoyed!

I was able to access the area thanks to this ramp.

Noticing the little things on the way down.

From the Macquarie Park side.

Looking over to the Macquarie Park side in Feb 2025.

I was so grateful to be there…and to find that I enjoyed the experience of independence again after some weeks where my emotional exhaustion and an added virus kept me home.

Lovely morning! See over, retaining walls for other side of the river.

And I am finally able to appreciate the beauty and modernity of my lovely NEW car!

That’s my take on Autumnal April!

What’s the weather (and season!) like where you are?

Take care,

Denyse x

P.S. It’s this Sunday in Australia where places who have daylight saving get to turn the clocks back ONE hour.