This tree at Wellington Point was full of scars from carvings.
Although I could not really make out a heart or similar, I like to imagine how young couples would meet here, maybe at night, and leave their traces on this silent witness of their love…
Well, maybe it's just 'tags'.
"It is an offence in Queensland for any person to take or have in their possession more than a total of 50 shellfish.
Maximum penalty $ 100 000"
I went to Wellington Point yesterday morning on a day with immaculate blue skies. I am happy to say I made a few nice photos – before I ran out of battery on my camera. The tide was down and I discovered this interesting sign before the first collectors arrived. (I think the shape of the hand is kind of odd!)
As we walked down the path, this twig was hanging right there, in mid-air, obviously suspended by a spider web.
It sort of looked a bit more spectacular in real, the background should somehow be more blurry, but there was a bit of a breeze right when I started taking pictures and the twig kept twirling around – so this is as good as I could get it.
It's not the only vocation my son has, but being a fireman is obviously still very high on his list. We are having this particular helmet now for over a year, he now insists to match the outfit accordingly and on Easter, grandma even let him put out the fire that was obviously raging in her plants… While we enjoy the peace and calm (and a cool beer) on the patio, but for a little boy, Macleay Island is full of great adventures and discoveries !
Today is ANZAC Day in Australia. It's always interesting to see the different forms war commemoration days and the rituals or traditions surrounding them taking in different countries all over the world. ANZAC Biscuits are eggless cookies that are tasty and rich with ingredients like oats and coconut. The recipes vary a little when you research the net, but they seem easy enough to bake, I might give it a try some day.
They are sold all over the year, but more obviously around this time. Woolworth in Victoria Point had these nice tin boxes.
I caught this little fellow in my kitchen the other day. Cane Toads are an introduced pest in Australia and they are slowly working their way from the NorthEast into the country. In the Redlands these invasive hoppers with their characteristic 'freeze & stare' are are abundant. When I walk the dog at nightfall, at some places there would be a dozen toads on a space of barely 30 square meters. Nobody I know has anything positive to say about them and given their threat on the native wildlife I'd rather have them gone, but killing an individual toad seems totally pointless, so I brought my nightly visitor out of the house and let him free in the street. I was pleased I had not come home to a 'foaming puppy' this time, so hopefully Dexter has understood that he better leave these poisonous toads alone. Even in our kitchen.
This impressing cloud was building up over the bay this afternoon. Actually, the short time it took me to take it in and realize I had to take a photo, I missed out on a short stripe of rainbow it had on the right flank. Still, the first place with a full view on it, had these high palms as a bonus, so I am quite happy with the outcome after all.
