Much of my life has been spent in Europe, having been born and bred in the UK. I was born and lived in a village, surrounded by countryside and a large wooded area. One of the things I had 'forgotten' about was the smell and sound of a European spring. It is very different from the sub-tropics of Australia! Birds were singing their hearts out and ( Read more... )

It might be the last day of summer but it has been a glorious day, clear and sunny, humidity normal and about 33C. I can't imagine tomorrow, the start of Autumn, being that much different! Here we still have a good 6-8 weeks more of summer-like weather. Queensland is often referred to as being 'Beautiful one day, perfect the next', and today just ( Read more... )

I've commented before that the weather at this time of year is great. I woke early this morning and hoped that for once the weather man was correct in his predictions. Fortunately he was spot on and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I had nothing planned and the day was mine. I've been hankering after a trip along the coast, so I packed my backpack ( Read more... )

We are blessed with some beautiful natural forests and parkland all within an hour or so of Brisbane. There are small pockets of bushland, large National Parks, sub-tropical forests, mountains and an abundance of wildlife. Springbrook National park (click tag for previous postings) is just over an hour south, nestled in the hinterland above the ( Read more... )

After the heavy rains over the Easter weekend, it has been glorious with clear sunny days, low humidity and temps about 26c. Just beautiful autumn weather. It seemed the perfect time to make a trip to Springbrook National Park, 110kms south of Brisbane, in the Gold Coast hinterland. It's an ancient landscape of subtropical and temperate rainforest ( Read more... )