Noel Pearson, Woodford

We heard a talk by Nole Pearson about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the Constitution at the Woodford Folk Festival. Among the many wise things he said, "People who leave their problems to their grandchildren are not leaders." If you're an Australian Citizen and eligible to vote, get yourself down to vote Yes to the referendum next year in 2023, it's a no-brainer. The original inhabitants of any land should have a legislated voice in the governing body of their country.

Zeitgeist View

A spectacular view from the top of Zeitgest on Tibrogargan.

Zeitgeist Tibrogargan

A good friend took me up Zeitgest on Mount Tibrogargan. It's been a long while since I've climbed outdoors and my endurance was lacking, so I seconded the 3 pitches. It is a spectacular climb with the first crux on pitch 1 rated at 17. A few tricky moves here caused me to take a couple rests before solving it. The remainder was pretty straight forward and rewarding to arrive on top of Cave 1 on the east face. This was looking up the first pitch from anchor 1.

Military Jetty

A walk along Golden Beach takes you past Military Jetty and boat ramps on Pumicestone Passage. Here, some gulls relax on the ramp during the quiet morning before the crowds arrive.

Alexandra Headland

Alexandra Headland turns on a great spectacle in an early overcast morning.

Sunrise Beach

On the return trip south the squalls and showers had cleared and a view was to be found toward Coolum.

Big Sea Day

The northern side of the headland looking up Alexendria Bay. It was a big sea day.

Devil's Kitchen

The Devil's Kitchen on a rough and windy day.

Noosa National Park

The coastal trail along the headland at the northern end of Sunrise Beach.

Sunrise Beach

Last weekend was an opportunity to go for a walk on Sunrise Beach and visit Noosa National Park.

Maroochy Golf

A visit to the back nine on the Maroochy River Golf Course with friends was a great way to wind up the teaching for another year.

Huckleberry Santa

Each year at Ewen Maddock Dam there has been a santa installed on various forms of floatation device. This is my favourite, a sailing raft. A true Huckleberry Santa.

Postcard

A postcard perfect view of the Buderim Serenity Falls.

Serenity Falls Buderim

The peaceful sounds of a waterfall in the bush.

Buderim Falls

A short walk before work took me to the Serenity Falls at Buderim. A stunning piece of paradise in the middle of the Sunshine Coast.

Frangipani

Frngipani flowering season.

Tangalooma Wrecks

A tranquil Tangalooma.

Starfish Too

A starfish is also a seastar too, just by another name. This one had another striking pattern.

Seastar

A beautifully symmetric starfish or seastar on the beach near Tangalooma.

Sandy Hills

A beautiful morning walk along the base of the sand hills on Moreton Island. The name Mulgumpin means sand hills in the original language of the first nations people of the region.

Mulgumpin

A visit to Mulgumpin (Moreton Island) on a quiet morning.

Gardener's Falls

Gardener's Falls at Maleny are a wonderful cool respite on a warm day.

Obo Obi Roots

Fig trees clinging to the rock as they grow up a cliff.

Obi Obi

A section of Obi Obi Creek at Maleny.

Prawn Star Wharf

A beautiful sunset view of the Prawn Star Trawler Restaurant at the Mooloolaba Wharf.

Lookout Panorama

The view from the lookout that I hinted at yeasterday. A unique view of the Glasshouse Mountains.

Signpost

A signpost along the track to the best view of the Glasshouse Mountains that you have to see to believe.

Tibro View

Tibrogargan comes into view early along the Yul-yanman track from Beerburrum.

Aloe Aloe, Vera

An Aloe Vera plant reaches out with a flower to say hello.

Casuarina

The Aussie Tiny Houses Open Day at Coolum was a great opportunity to see some of their new models. This was my favourite, the Casuarina 9m.

Glasshouse View

The beautiful as always, Glasshouse Mountains.

Coochin Walk

My goto photograph when walking up Mount Coochin Twins. Always beautiful.

First Hole Astronomy

An astronomy night at Maleny Golf Club. The first hole to the Moon is a doozy. Par 3, and that's only if you're a Saturn V rocket.

Pumicestone Glasshouse

A quick stop to take a photo of the Glasshouse Mountains on a glassy morning.

Donnybrook

My first trip to Donnybrook with the boat. It was a great spot. Take care, we saw a few dugong just up from the ramp and paused to watch, unfortunately could not get a photo as the water was dark and they surface so briefly.

Orchid

An orchid grwoing in a Moreton Bay Fig Tree. My mother attached this orchid to the tree many years ago and it has been slowly taking hold. This year was the largest bloom I have seen, most likely from the long wet seasons due to consecutive La Nina episodes.

Eumundi Markets

Last weekend I took my first trip to the Eumundi Markets at Eumundi. It's a nice place to visit for a couple hours.

Greenery

Walking back up from the base of the Kondalilla Falls you ascend these greenery adorned stairs. Ahhh, the greens of the forest are refreshing.

Kondalilla Falls

A visit to Kondalilla Falls a few weeks back in the rain was worth the odd leech. This is the tallest section of falls, a beautiful walk.

Wathumba Paradise

One last post about Wathumba Creek. This view will never get old.

Wathumba Beach Side

The west beach side of Wathumba Creek is a warm place to be be in a strong south easterly.

Low Water Wathumba

When the tide recedes the creek looks very different to the idyllic aquamarine paradise of high water. However, it allows you to step right off your transom and walk ashore to explore.

Wathumba Anchorage

A 360 video of Wathumba Creek Anchorage.

Wathumba Views

The spectacular Wathumba Creek on K'gari's west coast. Paradise.

Green And Blue

I took a quick trip up to Wathumba Creek further north along the K'gari west coast. The last time I visited here was in the 1980s when my parents owned a small runabout and took au all camping. It was very special to return again after so long in my own boat, especially on a high tide when the water is so turquoise.

Moon Or Earth?

Is this a cratered Moon surface or a raindrop cratered sand beach?

Old Boot

This old boot was next to a track. It looked like it had had a good life before turning into a piece of natural installation art.

Electric Dingo

The dingos need to be kept out of the major camping areas, so this is the solution. A large fence and a grid with an electrified section since they worked out they could step across the bars.

Maheno

Exploring K'gari by car gives you access to many more amazing sights. This is the wreck of the Maheno on the ocean beach side.

Twilight

Twilight colours keep on coming as the reflected sky glow darkens.