DON'T DRINK AND BLOG

When we were on Bribie Island we visited the Art Centre. Unfortunately, they were in the process of changing the exhibition. However, there was a nice collection of crafts by the enthusiastic locals. After browsing, Mary, TOH and I went for a short nature walk  through the adjoining park.

Don't you just love his shirt?

 We walked past this big, old, gnarled Banksia Tree. I love this rustic, ugly wild tree with its.........

huge flowers and leaves and its......

scary seed pods. Scary because I always think of the Australian children's story, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, where one of these seed pods was characterised as a big bad Banksia Man.

 I had never seen one of these seed pods before.

Another big tree was covered in these pretty, wild flowers.

At the end of the track was a little water hole, dark with tannin from the trees and reflecting the lovely blue, winter sky.