There are wonders at every level

Walking across the foot bridge -- spanning the Maranoa River at Mitchell -- brought to mind the impact of an experience when we use all of our senses. Fairy martins swooped beneath the road bridge, bills full of mud for nest building; a road train thundered overhead its vibration felt in every cell of my body, the odour of its load suggesting cattle; and the river spread out in front, tranquil, with river red gums mirrored on its surface. There are wonders at every level in and around this majestic river.