A Photo Every Day from the Sunshine Coast - Australia

Thursday 30 June 2011

Watching the Waves - 2

And then there's a point where the colour of the sand becomes visible again.

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Wednesday 29 June 2011

Watching the waves - 1

I love the way on a clear sunny day, the sand turns blue as the film of water racing back to the ocean reflects the sky.

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Tuesday 28 June 2011

Between the flags

On a day when the Lifeguard has not much to do, this is the view from between the flags at Mudjimba!

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Monday 27 June 2011

Mudjimba

Mudjimba (Old Woman) Island sits out there watching us watching her.

It's nice to see all signs of flood are now completely gone, debris has disappeared and the water is back to looking something more like water should!

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Sunday 26 June 2011

Glimpse

I've often remarked about the excitement evoked by that first glimpse of the beach through the trees as one walks through the dune system.  

Double it if you see Mudjimba Island on the way.

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Saturday 25 June 2011

Hedge

The golden cane palms provide a dense hedging screen to the resort, and are often used where privacy is preferred, or perhaps a service area needs to be shielded from view.

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Friday 24 June 2011

Are we relaxed?

The view from the sanctuary of our modern day cathedral, looking towards what might have been the cloisters.

Twin Waters


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Thursday 23 June 2011

Our culture is very much about staying out of the sun as much as possible, so I suppose everyone who is at the pool is either in it, or sleeping under the trees.

Twin Waters

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Wednesday 22 June 2011

Welcome to the Beach

It's mid week at the resort, and not a footprint to share the beach with.

Just how did they get those buckets there?

Twin Waters

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Tuesday 21 June 2011

Cathedral

The closest thing we have to the grand cathedrals of other cities, are the grand foyers in some resorts, offering silence, and a refuge from the evils of the workaday world.

Twin Waters

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Monday 20 June 2011

Resort Entrance

Japanese designers have used sound for centuries, perhaps millennia, to assist one in perceiving the intent of the space.    

Fountains in resort entries create a holiday atmosphere quite admirably, at once triggering a feeling of calm relaxation as one enters, and a desire to seek out some of the "facilities".

Twin Waters Resort

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Saturday 18 June 2011

WunPalm

But I can count too, no free, or is it for?   I'm guessing wunpalm is pigeon, but there have been a few more planted since it was named.

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Friday 17 June 2011

Washing

I've never quite got my head around drying swimwear, after all it's only going to get wet again in the afternoon.

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Thursday 16 June 2011

Roadworks

The shortcut to Kenilworth has been out of action for a year or so while the road construction crews reparil the land slip.   For occasional tourists such as we are, this has meant an additional fifty kilometres or so to drive through rather pleasant countryside, but for locals it must have been a pain.

But the road is open albeit with short delays and a couple of detours, and work is continuing, in those relatively rare times in recent months when it's not raining.

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Wednesday 15 June 2011

Beyond Nambour

We are just a few kilometres from the ocean, well perhaps thirty or so as the crow flies, but we are miles from anywhere.  Nambour lies just beyond the ridge, but we are still well within the city boundaries.

Obi Obi

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Tuesday 14 June 2011

New Year Party

The sign says "new year party here", but I can assure anyone who seeks such assurances, it wasn't just put there for this year.  Despite the lack of signage, I'm guessing this is the Obi Obi School of Arts hall a community hall that's served the Obi Obi population for more than just new years parties over a long period of time!

Obi Obi

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Monday 13 June 2011

Umm

The steps to the veterinary surgery in Kenilworth (which I mistook for a butcher shop at first glance - oops!) have an interesting puzzle.   I thought I could find the solution by changing the camera angle, and I'm still not convinced that if I walked down the footpath a bit all this wouldn't turn into a cow, but for now, it shall remain a dismembered mystery.

Photographs of the puzzle complete will be welcome!

Kenilworth

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Sunday 12 June 2011

Elizabeth Street

Elizabeth Street is the main street in Kenilworth, and I love it for the hint it gives at what may lie beyond.   It's the sort of street that makes you want to walk to the top of the hill, just to see what's there.

Kenilworth

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Saturday 11 June 2011

Natural Air

There's an old trick to getting air circulation that was employed particularly on commercial buildings and sheds in the old days.   It involves simply leaving out the sheeting on the top bit of the roof, and building a rolled "cap" over the top leaving lots of gaps and the ends open.    The roof sheeting heats the air below, hot air rises and moves out of the cap, bringing in a drift of cool(er) air from the outside.

We ignored these principals for years after the invention of insulation, and air conditioning, but they are making a return.

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Friday 10 June 2011

Queensland

Nothing says "you're in Queensland" more than a wide verandah and a mango tree.

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Thursday 9 June 2011

Cheeses

The Kenilworth cheese factory produces a number of tasty staples, but I can't help but think there's a certain romance that isn't there.

Why is it that when one thinks of making cheese, one thinks of stone cellars and wooden churns.  The reality is all very much a letdown!

Modern health regulations very much mean stainless steel and concrete, and in the absence of a 600 year old stone building, well concrete blocks are the next best thing.

It tastes OK though, and the ice cream is just what the doctor ordered on a hot day.

Kenilworth

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Wednesday 8 June 2011

View from the bakery

No, you work it out, I'm trying to finish my coffee.

Kenilworth

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Tuesday 7 June 2011

Red



Pedestrian traffic,

Kenilworth

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Monday 6 June 2011

Window

 In the old days, metal sunhoods really did a good job of protecting the windows from heat and water, but I have no idea why the glass was "obscure" preventing any view through it.  It was as though the inside was a refuge, hiding all reminders of the world outside.

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Sunday 5 June 2011

Shade

I wonder if the cows get there early to find the shadiest spot.

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Saturday 4 June 2011

Farmhouse

High on stilts, there's plenty of room for a tractor underneath, or for flood waters to flow unimpeded.

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Friday 3 June 2011

Towards Kenilworth

Heading to the western boundaries of the city, one doesn't have to look very hard to see remnants of what was once a thriving dairy industry.   The industry still exists although I suspect this milking shed is no longer used!

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Thursday 2 June 2011

Fabric

There is lots to observe in the windows of a stranger's house, but I particularly like the way the shadow from the overlapping louvre blades makes a pattern on the fabric.

I'm sure it would cost a fortune to buy it like that.

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Wednesday 1 June 2011

Moth

 A Moth of unknown species, but large enough to carry paying passengers, finds a handy spot in the shade of the poor timber cutter's hat.

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