Catching up with the library

I went up to visit the little people the other day...this lovely tree grows up there
I wish I knew the name...very pretty
and this wonderful tree was outside the Caloundra library where I had to return the children's library books on the way home
I think my sister said it was a Callistemon (I don't even know how to spell it properly) but my memory could be wrong
I thought the tree looked very much like a paperbark, but the display of flowers was amazing. And on further perusal of my sister's email reply she includes this reference which helps to explain the difference between Melaleucas and Callistemon, and I am happy to report that I am almost right...in fact the Queensland Herbarium branch would agree with me! ;-)
what a great place to have to go to return library books...
I even got to glimpse the ocean
and the passing cargo traffic
a surfer emerged out of the ocean
just as the cargo container ship passed by
and closer to home the autumn leaves are doing their thing...

I'm glad that we do have a few autumn leaves here in Queensland...always nice to have a change from all the green. I thought the architecture in this photo a little reminiscent of New England in the US. As I sit here it is quite cool inside after another almost zero degrees overnight. No central heating here! Although it is a lovely sunny day today outside and the temperature will rise to at least 20 if not 24 to 26 Celsius as on a normal winter day here! No, I just looked up the forecast and it is only going to 22 today. brrr...that's about as cool as it gets here! Lucky us. There has been snow and misserable winter weather further south in Victoria though over the weekend...a very early start to winter in Australia.