I'd felt like absolute rubbish on this morning when I got up, and the best cure for me for feeling rubbish is to disapper into nature. I was going mushroom hunting, but it was quite dry and I wasn't sure I'd actually find anything, but a walk was still the best cure I could think of.

On my way to the pine forests, looking for edible mushrooms, I stopped by a small park on the way to Lorne where a parcel of land had been set aside for educational wetlands. I learnt the words 'ephemeral wetlands' meaning they dry off in the summer and are wetter in the rainier weather.

I think my favourite thing about the walk, which only takes fifteen minutes at most, was this bench. It was carved with native animals, including the shy platypus.

There were also poles that were carved and featured a little bit of information about various animals, such as snakes, and a native long necked turtle.

Speaking of snakes, in true Australian fashion, signs were put up to warn of the possibility of snakes. Perhaps they were more there for tourists who might stop there on the way to the coast. Any Aussie knows to be cautious about snakes in the bush. Note in true nanny state fashion, they also felt it was important to warn people of bees and not to slip. I also had to laugh at the stick lent up against the sign. Is that a snake beating stick? Lol. I don't think anyone had been through for a while as I kept getting hit in the face by cobwebs. They failed to mention that on the sign.

There were also a few signs that labelled the trees. In all honestly, the art was the best part of the wetlands and the rest was pretty ho hum. I had a better time when I escaped to more wilder areas, and found the mushrooms I was after. But that's for another story.