TV Reception

Wouldn't you think the TV arial would be pointed towards the transmitter? Perhaps living this close there's no need to even turn on the set!

Montville

Gnomette

I seem to have taken a few photographs of late, of inanimate objects trying to be animate. In the good old days, garden gnomes were painted red, went fishing, and if they had girlfriends, they were at home doing the washing or something, not frolicking in the woodchips.

Montville

Phone Box

Sadly for Superman, the door is screwed shut. This Box is kept as a historical artifact, although it's quite badly rotting and probably won't last another decade. It's a nice touch having it under the lines though.

Montville

Sleeping Frangipani

The Frangipani sleeps through winter. This one, a well fed and gently aged example, has no shortage of branches on which to grow new foliage in spring.

Montville

Pastry Chef

There seems to be a rash of small models parked outside various stores of late, last week it was a shark-waiter, this week a fat baker or perhaps a well-endowed baker. I am not sure why, surely the contents of the shop window are enough for the illiterate to work out what goes on within, but they are good for lazy photographers!

Montville

Reflecting

An elderly lady waits for her pie, reflecting in the Bakery window. Perhaps ruminating on what life was like before she was confined to her wheelchair, but more probably just wishing she could light a cigarette!

Montville.

Out of Africa

It seems to be rather discordant when in the hills behind the Sunshine Coast, to enter a shop called "Everything African", but that is the reality of the modern world in which we live. There is no longer a need to travel for souvenirs!

Montville

Psychic Readings

Tomorrow you will upload a picture taken in the town in which you live.

Montville

The Longest Shadow on the Shortest Day

Yesterday was the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, so I went off chasing poetry, but all I found was my shadow just before sunset. My shadow is usually pretty long anyway, but today it appeared to be running towards the sunrise!

This is my one hundredth daily photo, which is something of a milestone as well I think, and it's sort of nice that it's marked by the winter solstice.

Kings Beach
Caloundra

Wings

So many buildings pretend to look light by adding a light roof structure. Many fail, but this one seems to allude to the kite surfers who regularly ply the waterways it oversees.

Kings Beach
Caloundra

Kings Beach

The Kings beach parkland comprises a number of elements, including a road which is distinctly for motor vehicles. Beside it is a large sloping amphitheatre, with this structure providing a visual spine to the beach, separation from the road, and shade from the western sun.

Kings Beach
Caloundra

Gotcha

The fountains have a number of routines, but by far the most popular is the angled one at the perimeter! Kids can play in the water all day long when conditions are too rough to use the beach!

Kings Beach
Caloundra

Wet Park

The former Caloundra City Council provided a wonderful wet park for kids at King's Beach.

Guymer Bailey Architects
Kings Beach
Caloundra

Maitre de Mad Fish

At the Mad Fish Cafe at Kings Beach, the Maitre de is a maneater.

Kings Beach
Caloundra

Time To Go Home

The Surf Skis get a wash in fresh water before packing them away, as the last light disappears.

Alexandra Headland

Fish and Chips

A slow night at the Alex Fish and Chippery.

Alexandra Headland

QCWA Welcomes You

The Queensland Country Women's Association is by all accounts a friendly group, but the hall in Cooroy would do a secret men's society justice. Doesn't it just make you want to go inside and swap jam tart recipes?

Cooroy

Beach Houses

We'd all like beach houses to be brightly coloured like this pair, but the reality is that most are drab and uninteresting. The nice thing here is that the new house on the left has adopted much of the "traditional" detailing of the older neighbour, and there's nothing subtle about the their street presence either!

Alexandra Headlands

Pumping Yabbies

Yabbies are a small crustacean, similar to a shrimp, mostly living below the sand. A small hand pump is used to catch them, so they can be used live for bait.

Here a fisherman tries his luck, readying for the night.

Maroochy River
Maroochydore

Boat House

The sun sets beyond the boathouse, which means I really should get there a lot earlier if I want to get a picture of it with a bit of light on it. Nice arial roots from the mangroves though.

Maroochy River
Maroochydore