Glasshouse New Year's Eve

The Glasshouse Mountains on New Year's Eve 2011 as seen from Wildhorse mountain.

Gotye Sans Kimbra

Gotye rocking the huge crowd at the Amphi at the Woodford Folk Festival.

Woodford

An evening scene on a quiet lane at the Woodford Folk Festival 2011.  The folk festival has grown since I last visited over 10 years ago and become a bit more commercial, but it still has the same relaxed, friendly atmosphere and great music.

Azure Kingfisher

An Azure Kingfisher looks for its next meal in the water below.

Christmas Comet Lovejoy

Sounding like something from the Simpson's is comet Lovejoy 2011 W3.  It recently passed very close to the sun and is visible in the early morning hours before sunrise.  It is well worth a look as comets like this don't come along every dynasty.

Christmas Surf

The closed beaches on the Sunshine Coast meant small crowds on a usually busy Christmas afternoon at the beach. A few onlookers came down to check out the large dumping swells hit the beach at Mooloolaba, and a few people even braved the surf for a swim.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas blogospherical people!

Friendly Frog

A friendly green frog jumped on my boot to say hello, so I snapped a photo.

Orion Rising

Orion rises over a small observatory at Beerwah.  Taurus is also visible to the left (north) of Orion.

Sandy

I went to rainbow beach and all I got was this photo of some sand.

Feline

As Maxwell Smart would say, "Would you believe I took a photo of a cat?  How about a boy scout who took a photo of a cat?".  Well I did take a photo of a cat in a grassy green garden.

Windsurfing

A windsurfer enjoys some wavesailing in a steady south-easterly off Dicky Beach at Caloundra.

Maleny Arts Retreat

I had a visit to the Maleny Arts Retreat.  It is a wonderfully tranquil place to hang out.

Shipwreck

At Woody Point near Redcliffe lies this old shipwreck, the HMQS Gayundah. Apparently it was the first naval ship with wireless telegraphy commissioned to the colony of Australia.

Star Trails

The tales a star would tell from its trails.  This is the Orion nebula (red glow, centre) as it moves across the field of view.  I finally got the chance to put my DSLR onto the telescope and this was the result.  Two minutes at f6, 360mm TeleVue.

Paragliding

Paragliders taking advantage of an onshore wind at Point Cartwright.

Waves

The waves roll in at Point Cartwright at the mouth of the Mooloolah River.

Skating Winton

It's good to take a break during a long drive.  Doing a convoy with a skater meant stopping in to try out the local skate park at Winton, and I had a chance to practice some photography skills.

Road Trip

A road trip convoy from the Isa to the coast passes through a dry area near Winton.

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like A Christmas Tree

The Mount Isa Christmas Tree is all lit up again for 2011.

Mount Isa Evening

A wonderful evening view of Mount Isa.  Tomorrow's post will be my last from Mount Isa for a while as I take a short break and go for a drive.  Not to worry, you'll still find regular posts from my adventures along the way.

Overcast Morning

Sunday was an overcast morning at the lake with a light breeze rippling the water.

Water Level

The water level on Sunday morning at Lake Moondarra was approximately 83%.  I expect we shall see an overflow in the coming month into January.

Painted Sky

A suburban skyscape at sunset.

Sunbeam

The Moon and Venus come together as sunbeams light up dust in the sky.

ABC Breakfast

I dropped in on the local ABC Northwest office this morning for a free bacon and egg burger and a friendly chat.  The occasion was their twenty-fifth birthday.

Web Spinner

A golden orb web spinning spider hanging out for the next meal.