Australia Photo ~ Buttress roots seen near the base of Wollumbin (Mt Warning), Northern NSW Along the border between Queensland and NSW are some beautiful sections of rainforest. Lamington National Park is on the Queensland side, and the Border Ranges is on the NSW side, along with Wollumbin (Mt Warning) I love rainforest ~ Its […]
Natural Bridge, Springbrook, Queensland – Photo
Australia Photo ~ Natural Bridge (also known as Natural Arch) S.E.Queensland Natural Bridge in South East Queensland, Australia is a stunning combination of sculptured landforms and lush green rainforest. Only half an hour inland from Surfers Paradise, or an hour and a quarter from the city of Brisbane its a perfect introduction to some of Australia’s […]
Shells, Sketches & Sand
Southern tip of North Stradbroke Island A photo essay of a day at the beach A couple of weeks ago, before the weather broke into this rain, rain, rain here in SE Queensland we went for a trip in the tinny to the southern end of North Stradbroke Island ~ As a reminder, that […]
Spring in the Sub-Tropics
The downside of living on the 27th parallel south in the sub-tropics of Australia is that the season’s tend to be very similar ~ All a bit same same – It appears that the lower the latitudinal number of where you are on the globe, results in less seasonal variations of vegetation. One lot of 365 days […]
The Beach – A haven between two worlds
A beach is enticing, but what is it that makes it so alluring? Blue sea… white sand… and thoughts of lying in the shade of a tree whilst listening to the water lapping up on the shore can’t help but wash waves of relaxation over you. There are few people who have ‘work’ associations with […]
Purnululu – The Bungle Bungles in the Kimberleys, NW Australia

We had a call this morning from the Bungle Bungles – Purnululu National Park – up in the Kimberleys in the north of Western Australia ~ In the Dry Season in northern Australia they experience beautiful clear blue skies and perfect temperatures for travelling and exploring the Kimberley region in the NW. They were calling to order […]
Spice of Life Linoprints
It’s always exciting to get invitations to art gallery exhibition openings and this week I got one for an exhibition of lino-prints by Anna Curtis at ‘Framed ~ The Darwin Gallery’ that runs from the 9th July to the end of the month (2010) If you are lucky enough to be in Darwin (enjoying the […]
Moon & Sun Rise
The simplest of things are so often the most enjoyable ~ Last weekend,we had the pleasure of watching the moon rise up behind Stradbroke Island during our evening walk… And the following morning, woke up to this simply beautiful sunrise What a weekend 😀 Have a good one!
Spiders in Australia – The Golden Orb Web Spider

What is this woman doing – Walking along with a stick held aloft? 🙂 … Water divining? Nope ~ Just out for a leisurely evening stroll in the bush 😀 But it can be spoilt when unknowingly one walks into one of these! Spiders in Australia A spider draped across my path waiting for dinner to drop […]
Autumn Fungi
Having just got back from the Trade Fair in Sydney I thought I’d post photos illustrating our booth when I got there – a bare black box – to when fully decked out with our red display stands, maps and the Journey Jottings banner flying over head… However, in the process of taking a short-cut […]