7th January 2005

A nice bright warm day on the bay. Large bank of clouds over the mountains in the west, but here it is very warm and dry. So glad I got peanut butter yesterday from Organics, very tasty.

After an hour of flute practice, then a snooze followed by lunch, went on the bike to Takaka. Bought insect repellent, brake pads and gloves. Took a couple of VBs and rode to Waiputo Pier, then sat under the bridge at the Takaka Riverand watched the water level rise in blazing sunshine with a cool wind and read Scientific American article Music and the Brain to the sound of bellbirds and tuis and cars clinking overhead on the bridge.
Photos: 7th January