Creative Writing The water ripples over the little stones in the short section where the amazingly clear water is relatively shallow.

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The water ripples over the little stones in the short section where the amazingly clear water is relatively shallow. Sometimes you see minute fish rapidly making their way down stream, which to them must be a rocky rapid. The water then becomes fifty times deeper. You can see tiny creatures causing disturbance to the sandy river bed.

The grassy bank on one side is a place where I have often sat to contemplate life and what I shall make of mine. I have sat there in solitude staring across at the opposite bank amazed at how the ground overhangs the river. Over the river is a lush green field which in the right seasons holds the cows which I have befriended. The tree on the opposite side of the bank, in line with where I usually choose to situate myself is also fairly intriguing. As the ground lies, the tree is half suspended over the river which is several feet below. I am astounded at the strength of the roots with hold the huge bulk of the tree upright; and stops it from falling over towards that bank where I have so often sat. The bank is somewhat steep and has a thick blanket of variegated greenery. At the bottom there is a flat path used by a menagerie of animals, it is around a foot wide. The grass is worn down low in the middle of the level towpath.
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A little further up the river the bank's green blanket has slipped back and the brown sheet below is revealed. When the weather is wet this section of the bank is hazardous as there is a danger of slipping and sliding into the river. At the bottom of this the bank is a tree which leans thirstily towards the river. The tree at the bottom is less than a foot thick, but is very high and towers above the rest of the canopy. If you stand on top of the bank, in line with the beach tree, you ...

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