Australia Photo ~ The Pacific Ocean from Stradbroke Island, SE Queensland, Australia Nothing between us and South America 😉
Expedition to an Island Beach
In the sand dunes that back the beach, it amazes me that anything can grow ~ This is an Island Beach No nutrients in the soil, and such good drainage no water will hold between the fine white grains of sand – Yet, these coastal plants defy the possibility producing luscious yellow blooms. Keeping close to […]
Stradbroke Island Beach
Australia Photo ~ She Oak on the southern end of Stradbroke Island Beach SE Queensland, Australia
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 […]
Osprey
We went across the Bay in the boat… Took the tinny over to Stradbroke Island in Moreton Bay (off Brisbane, Queensland) over the weekend …and went for a gorgeous walk along the beach We looked up in this eucalyptus And saw half way up the tree… An Osprey Here are some close ups 😉 […]