A small sample of the variety at the buffet.
Well, someone had to answer the volunteer call-out to this function! A small sample of the variety at the buffet.
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Walked the bikes down the hill & had a short ride along the beach shared path. The apartment we have book for our return is OK with us storing bikes on the parking level cage.
A bit sad that we will miss the Bleach Festival this year. Always lots of family friendly free this to amuse most folks. Walking back up the hill, after leaving the bikes behind. we stopped to watch a kookaburra beside the footpath - any excuse to catch a breath & lower a heart-rate. (wink,wink) The little gecko in the stairway landing seems under-nourished to me. Come on, mate, go catch a bug or something! Meet my little gecko friend, who like the wall of the den.office. It is watching me now, as I type!
Birds of a feather: when the feathers are rainbow colored, they come, they splash, they make a mess, and they fly away. The painted koala statue is Digger, who found a home at the Currumbin RSL (Returned Services League). We were there for lunch with some volunteers from my Sunday morning CWS crew. Some art by humans. Some art by Nature. Some art indoors. Some art outdoors.
Stopped to see what's new at the Royal Queensland Art Society Gallery. A few really nice paintings, but no photography allowed. Lunch at Kurrawa SLSC before heading to the Surfers Paradise foreshore for the Disney themed sand sculptures. On the way home we stopped to view and purchase raffle tickets on the RSL Palm beach apartment. With a little (more) luck, this could be our new home when we come back to Australia in September! Rainbow lorikeets in the birdbath never cease to amaze me.
Stopped at Winders Park to once again admire the pelican statues. Went for a beach walk at Tugun - dainty gulls and a not too sure-footed crab. Lunch on the deck at Palm Beach SLSC and the home for a wee rest before continuing our non-rain day. Headed to Currumbin Alley on a hunch that we might get some sunset colors. We did! We affectionately refer to rainbow lorikeets as Brats, just because they are. After the morning feed at the Sanctuary, we went for Spanish omelets at Burliegh Heads SLSC and then for a drive/walk to the Spit. On the way home I finally got to go into the new (BIG) Bunnings store on Burmuda Reedy Creek Roads.
Flowers & ferns are wet. Land snails are out in the open. The coffee place at the new Mercatto on the Isle of Capri had the plastic rain drapes down.
Cyclone Marcia is no more. It will take a while to dry out, but at least there are breaks in the cloud cover today. Above normal swells at high tide are visible from the house on the hill today - don't usually see surf from up here.
The creepy-crawlers were on a gum branch that I was about to give to the Koalas (the Sanctuary was open today, after closing yesterday due to flooding). First impression was that they look & act similar to tent caterpillars in North America. WRONG! They are spitfire grubs and they will mess you up if you mishandle them - this is Australia, after all! When these guys morph into adults they are sawflies, wasp-like critters up to an inch long. Remnants of cyclone Marcia blew through today. Not a biggie, as ex-tropical storms go - a bit blowy at times, and enough rain to cause the usual flooding at most of the usual places. CWS was closed and the Friday Sanctuary Market was cancelled, but we stayed home & dry, up on Currumbin Hill.
The last 2 pics are screen captures at high tide from the Miami and Currumbin surf-cams. Sound-man, that's me!
I was voluntold to assist in an afternoon gig at a seniors residence lounge. Friend Barry & some fine lady singers have performed here before and are much appreciated by the audience. It was a one day stand for me as tech-support! |
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