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A photo each day taken somewhere in Queensland's premier coastal city, the Sunshine Coast. Comprising the major centres of Noosa, Mooloolaba and Caloundra and covering a wide range of natural attractions from surf to mountains to the built environment a
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Little Yabba Creek
Little Yabba Creek always has a touch of blue about it and the foliage surrounding it. It's quite strange for this part of the world, when I work out why, I'll take a photo and tell you all.Kenilwort...
Staghorn
About ten or fifteen metres above the ground you can see the shock of fresh green, a staghorn (or perhaps and elkhorn) plant has attached itself in the crook of a branch and is establishing a new sub-...
Fig
The buttress roots of this rainforest fig are just beginning to make their presence felt, over time they will become vast curtains of timber, but I don't expect to see that!Kenilworth...
Bird of Paradise
Today's date is 08/08/08, so I couldn't resist posting at 08:08!The Bird of Paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae) is actually a native of South Africa and derives it's common name because of a supposed...
Rainforest Canopy
It's hard to explain a rainforest canopy to those who haven't experienced it. My skills aren't sufficiently well developed to properly convey the message either.The forest itself is quite dark and de...
Postcard from First Point
Sometimes, despite my best efforts to avoid it, a postcard pops up from nowhere!First PointNoosa...
Cicada Shells
Cicadas shed their old shells and leave them behind on anything handy. They seem to like this Casuarina tree in particular. Taken in the early morning light.Mooloolaba...
The Longest Shadow on the Shortest Day
Yesterday was the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, so I went off chasing poetry, but all I found was my shadow just before sunset. My shadow is usually pretty long anyway, but tod...
Flower of unknown origin
Perhaps someone with more knowledge of botany can assist in identifying this flower. I believe it is an Australian native, if not it's done a remarkable job of cropping up in the scrub.This one was g...
Frangipani
This frangipani is the only deciduous tree we have in our garden. The yellow, dying leaves somewhat symbolically catch the last rays of the afternoon sun.Mountain Creek...
Footprints
The only thing you should leave behind are your footprints.The early morning light highlights the footprints left behind the day before.Posting this picture today is a little ironic, as we've had 160m...
Casuarinas
Casuarinas or River She-oaks. Early morning on the banks of the Mooloolah River. The little lumps are cicada shells, discareded as the insects within have grown and moulted.Mooloolaba...
Pandanus
Pandanus roots, top of the bluff.Alex Headland...