Sumida River Cruise Pt 4 - A Levee

As we continue our cruise along the Sumida River, I noticed a wall along the river bank. Once again I think this is some flood of flood mitigation, better known as a levee. Perhaps sections of concrete joined together to form the levee. I can just see the seams joining the pieces together. It is actually quite high, if you compare the height of the wall to that of the trees behind it. That is obviously some kind of parkland or green space, but the wall would block the cooling breeze from the river. It would be nice for the occupants of those building to look down upon though.

Loving The Rain

A sparaxis plant has sprung up in the garden, ready to flower when the weather warms in spring. The garden has been loving the rain that we have had this past week, about 3 1/2" in all. The ground is now soft & makes weeding much easier.

The rain that we have had here in Sydney is not nearly as much as the NSW North Coast where it has been flooding yet again, the third time this year. As an ex local to this part of the world, I remember floods every year, but not three in a few weeks. However, I have been talking with another ex local who does remember it flooding three times in a year, just not for a very long time.