Annie's Blog

the weather has been on again off again, but not too bad really, being winter still officially... so we managed a short trip to the beach last weekend until the rain chased us home  the clouds were quite spectacular  but despite the cold, and the impending rain  there were still some brave swimmers It is always about team work on the beach with the life savers ah, it is nice to be at the beach and to see the ocean again.

 climbing up Emu Mountain  View of the Sunshine Coast from the top a pretty fungus flower on the way at the top.. back down at sea level, we walk through the Wallum scrub to get to the ocean...  Mt Coolum rises above the scrub  finally, the ocean appears always fun to be at the ocean again  there's been a fair bit of erosion  with all the wild weather  that we have been having  this year... time for a paddle...quite a beautiful day for winter, maximum 24 degrees Celsius... time to walk back again to the car. We don't always have to walk that far to get to the beach, but it was interesting anyway. Hope you have had a great week...and have an even better one next week!

It was an overcast day for Boxing Day holiday in South East Queensland. But we were some of the lucky ones who made it to the beach Loved the coloring of the water...and the boats in the marina... there was understandably, for a public holiday and the week after Christmas, a fair amount of movement of craft through the water pretty sure this little one wasn't yawning here so early in the morning... it wouldn't be a bad place for a holiday by the sea ... the kids seemed very happy to be at the beach again...what fun! this place looked interesting...looks like they had to build a little higher to see over the trees there! Overall a lovely little trip to the beach. Many thanks to the kids for taking me. It is always so wonderful to be near the ocean!

besides the wonderful orchids blooming at home, I just love the ocean took these photos on my last trip up to the beach.. a bottle-brush growing beside the beach King's Beach Caloundra wonderful place.