Australia Photo ~ She Oak on the southern end of Stradbroke Island Beach SE Queensland, Australia
Stradbroke Island Beach
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Mystery or Surprise Travelling Facebook Tales
Mystery or Surprise Travelling Tales was this month’s Facebook theme ~ Suggested by Em, a Journey Jottings Facebook ‘liker’, Em said “Wish I’d been on a mystery trip, unfortunately hasn’t happened yet, looking forward to reading everyone else’s stories though” So here we go… The most amazing ‘Surprise’ tale was from Andy who (with his […]
Strangler Figs and Natural Bridges
Natural Bridge is an arch of basalt that spans Cave Creek, in SE Queensland, Australia. Water pouring down the creek bed over millions of years has eroded and worn through a thin layer of basalt so it now cascades through an opening in the roof of the cave leaving a natural arch bridge spanning the […]
Blog, Blog, Blogging Away
Journey Jottings travel blog celebrates 2 years An opportunity to take a walk down memory lane and revisit some of the travel blogging topics we’ve talked about. We’ve covered fun travelling tales, including yours via the monthly themed Facebook Travelling Tales, as well as sharing some of mine in Tales of a Traveller. I’ve also […]
Birds Nest Tree Ferns – Epiphytes
Australia Photo ~ Epiphytes ~ Birds Nest Tree Ferns in the rainforest Epiphytes are plants that use another plant or object as a host upon which to grow ~ Their roots are not therefore in the soil so nutrients are derived from the air, the rain, and sometimes an accumulation of leaf debris. These Birds […]
Epiphytes – Staghorns in the Rainforest
Australia Photo: Epiphytes ~ Staghorns in the rainforest Photographed at Natural Bridge, one and half hours south of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia Here’s a link to some Birds Nest tree ferns (which are also epiphytes)!
Twitter – Are you all of a flutter? Or still sitting on your perch?
Twitter turned five in March 2011 It was 3 years before the billionth tweet was sent. Today, a billion tweets fly through the Ethernet every week 🙂 While nearly half a million people sign up for Twitter every day, only 21 million are classed as ‘active’ Twitter users, meaning they follow 30 people (or more). I joined […]
Carpet Python – Photo
Australia Photo ~ Carpet Python Carpet Python digesting dinner This was spotted just outside the loos at Wollumbin in northern NSW, Australia “Yikes” 😉
Traveller’s Tweet Up in Australia’s Rainforest
Today, we not only meet people in real life, we also form friendships across the world through the Ethernet via Social Media. And what’s even more fun is when these friendships are solidified in the flesh! This week I met Michela Fantinel for the first time face to face. I’ve ‘known’ Michela for over a year […]
Strangler Fig engulfing its Host – Photo
Australia Photo ~ Strangler Fig engulfing its host Photographed on the lower slopes of Wollumbin (Mt Warning NP) I’ve also photographed another stunning example of a strangler fig at Natural Arch from which I’ve extracted and copied the below description:- “Strangler figs start as an epiphyte, meaning a seed is in most cases bird deposited in a […]
