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Station Cook at Olive Vale

I am cooking at Fairview, in Laura Queensland. I decided to keep a blog of all my cooking as a record of what I have cooked, and also a collection for a book sometime. I had filled my space quota with WordPress, and went seeking a free blog site when I found Blogger on Google.Continue reading “Station Cook at Olive Vale”

Trees in the Garden

The property at Olive Vale Pastoral has many trees around the living areas. Its and oasis of green with splashes of color from the bougainvillea and Hibiscus flowers and the different colored leaves of the trees.

Blacksmith at Stradbroke Island

During the Arts Festival at Stradbroke Island.. I attended a workshop with Henk Dogger and learnt how to make a Hanging hook. There were 4 other people also learning and it was a very interesting experience. Coke is used in the fire and there was a second heating box where we placed the hook whileContinue reading “Blacksmith at Stradbroke Island”

Walk the track to the Canal

There is a track behind the Kingscliff Beach Caravan Park that leads past the Surf Club to the Headland and canal and follows the river back to the other side of town which is where I stopped to watch the view. Its an gentle walk through Faulks park, or you can walk on to CabaritaContinue reading “Walk the track to the Canal”

Coucal in the Tree Nextdoor

Originally posted on Birds Australia:
Coucal in the Tree next door I heard a scrabble in the discarded tree branches and saw a movement. Thinking it could be a snake, I moved closer, and a coucal flew out of a hollow in the trees and sat on a branch. Silently, I went inside and got…

Fingal Heads NSW

Originally posted on Sunrise Today…:
Fingal Bay and Shark Island NSW I searched for a Caravan Park this Christmas on the Gold Coast, and the only one that had room for a small campervan was Fingal Bay. I discovered a beautiful location with pristine beaches, an island, and amazing sunsets and sunrises over the sea…

Pats Park Macleay

Pats Park, at the bottom of Macleay Island, is a beautiful picnic area and Swimming enclosure, and its also a great coastal walk over rocks and stones rich with shells and debris from the sea. You can walk as far as you like at low tide. At high tide, the waterline encroaches onto private properties.Continue reading “Pats Park Macleay”

Grey Mangroves … Avicennia marina

Originally posted on Mangroves Australia:
Grey Mangroves It is the most common and widespread mangrove found along the mainland coast of Australia. It is the only mangrove species able to withstand the cooler climates of South Australia and Victoria. Grey mangrove occurs in intertidal zones on a range of soft muds to sandy soils. Two key…

Sunset Sight at Stradbroke

We walked up to the Sports Ground and down a path to Home Beach to see the sunset. There were beautiful ferns at the entrance to the path looking like another world or something out of Lord of the Rings North beach faces north-north-east toward Shag Rock, 1.5 km offshore. Sand waves change over time,Continue reading “Sunset Sight at Stradbroke”