To the shops!

From the carpark in Montville to the shopping street is a pleasant shaded amble.  This I suspect is to lull one into a false sense of security.

Hold on to your wallet, there are shops beyond!

Montville.

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Cafe Ceilng

One of the most common comments I receive as an Australian travelling overseas relates to the dangers of life in this country.  Sharks, crocodiles, snakes and spiders all take their toll in the collective imaginations of those who have never visited.

One wonders, with those redback webs in the ceilings how we lived long enough to finish our coffee.

Cairncross Kiosk

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The View

I suppose it's been a while since I posted a snapshot of the Glasshouses.

It's difficult to go anywhere these days without having at least a little smoke haze from a stray fire somewhere in the vicinity.   Nothing dangerous in these parts, just enough to add a little blue to the light.

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Admiring the View

From the kiosk in Mary Cairncross Park.

Maleny

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In Safe Hands

Lifeguards patrolling in an ATV.

Moffat Beach

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Not far to paddle

The break is so close to shore that there's almost no point in paddling through it.   Makes for a short ride though.

Moffat Beach

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Morning Stretch

A few years ago when travelling in China it was quite a novel thing to watch as people exercised, played music and generally passed their time together in public parks.  This behaviour was simply not experienced on the home front.

Now, on any given morning or afternoon, and often in the middle of the day groups of people can be found in our beach front parks undertaking those very activities.

It's nice to see us taking advice from the oldest civilisation in the world!

Moffat Beach


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Grubs!

Pumice, several varieties of leaf and seed pod, and a couple of varieties of cigarette butt.

And smokers wonder why those of us who don't smoke don't like them as a species!

On the other hand, often the people walking their dogs can be seen picking litter out of the flotsam and depositing it in their "deposit" bags.  More power to them!

Moffat Beach


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What a difference a day makes!

No rain today as the morning cloud stays well out to sea, and at seven thirty the dogs are getting ready to leave the beach with their masters.

Today will be a busy day at the beach, the weather is sensational and for many it is the last day of their summer vacation.

Two more weeks and the school holidays will be over and we'll have the beach to our selfish selves again!

Moffat Beach

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Welcome Rain

After weeks of clear skies and temperatures in the mid thirties, who would begrudge us a little rain and cooler weather?    One storm is enough to turn the lake back into a creek.  In a day or two its connection to the ocean will be lost and it will be a creek again.

Tooway Creek

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Overcast, but quite nice!

Despite appearances, the breeze is warm, the temperature in the high twenties, and conditions are very pleasant on the beach today!

Dicky Beach

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Interest

My father used to reckon that if someone was pointing vaguely out of picture it added interest to the composition.

I reckon it just looks as though they are fiddling with the horizon.

Moffat Beach

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No.....

...... driving on skateboard paths?

Dicky Beach

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Decor

 Old surfers don't have to hunt around in expensive interiors stores to find things to hang on the wall.

Dicky Beach

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Getting There

I've been meaning to do a photo series on skateboards as transport.

Longboards, not little short trick things are a fairly common low-carbon commute.   I'm not sure about bare feet and bitumen at forty kilometres per hour though.

Dicky Beach

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Under the Boardwalk

 Actually this is over the boardwalk, under the road, and it's how I get to the beach each day.

It's a relatively pleasant spot to hang out with a fishing line apparently, although I never have.  Today the worst of the heat wave has passed, as have the greatest number of tourists, but the beach was even more crowded than yesterday.

I thought I'd spare everyone three crowded beach scenes in a row though.

Tooway Lake

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Beach Report for Annie

The temperature almost made it to 40, and the people were innumerable!

Sadly for many, the northerly breeze also brought strong rips and a nasty chop which flattened out whatever swell there was.  The majority didn't care though, they were at the caravan park packing up and leaving at the end of their holiday.

Today was change over day!

Moffat Beach

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Holidays!

Late afternoon waiting in the cool for the sun to go down, there are more people on the beach than one would normally expect, but the holidays are at a peak now.  Tomorrow the first wave of caravans and overloaded people movers will head out, leaving us once again to return to business as usual on Monday.

This year many businesses remain closed for an extra week, and of course they won't all go home until school starts for the new year later in the month.

In the meantime, if you can't beat them, join them.

I have!

Moffat Beach


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Temperatures are reaching high thirties, UV index is at an incredible 14, and I can only dream of hanging my towel on a tree and lying around in the water because at the moment my days are filled by shovelling dirt as our yard renovations get underway.

But the beach is nice to think about.

Moffat Beach

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New year reflection

I think for now I will be a little yellow leaf being carried by the wind and tide to who knows where.

The trees can stand firm with the same view every day as is their wish, but I will look forward to waking each day to a different perspective!

Dicky Beach


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