Morning walk photos

Here you’ll find the photos to go with my blog post

Off I go on my walk to Eagle Heights and back, brolly in hand

You are never far from a national park here, wherever you walk

The children’s playground at Doughty Park, designed to blend with the landscape

One of the first camellias of the season, blooming by the side of the road

A native hibiscus is glorious boom – and very popular with ants

The footpath alongside Geissman Drive

The path turns away from the road…

…then back towards it through a patch of rainforest

Pretty pink lilies blooming by the side of the track

A touch of Scotland in the subtropics – Stonehaven Manor guesthouse

The footbridge over Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek flowing towards Curtis Falls

Tall Trees Motel

Trees felled by the Big Storm of Jan 25-27

Damage to the boardwalk from falling trees

This house used to be surrounded by trees – but not any more, since the storm!

The gentle curves of Eagle Heights Road joining Eagle Heights to North Tamborine.

An old shed

Wheel-of-Fire flowering beside the road

The southern end of Gallery Walk

Local businesses reflect aspects of this community

..some aspects are elegantl like this crystal jewellery shop…

…and some are whacky….

A shot down Gallery Walk – Tamborine’s main tourist trap

The gallery (right) where my friend Maureen works

One of the winery outlets on Gallery Walk – the barrels are empty!

One of several Gallery Walk coffee shops

The southern end of Gallery Walk

Green tunnels abound on Tamborine

…and so do avocado trees, in orchards and in gardens, remnants of a once-profitable industry

Storm damage is still visible down Eagle Heights Road

Large homes here stay secluded behind their gates..

..but small cottages don’t mind showing themselves – this one belongs to friends Jean and Giacomo

Another friends’ house, near where we used to live

And here’s a shot of our old house or part thereof..the big garden is at the back…we don’t miss it!

A glimpse down the drive of the house opposite our old place – it’s up for sale.

Eagle Heights shopping village – ugly but useful.

The street past the shops

Penny Lane, down which I begin my journey home

One of several interesting houses in little Huyber Lane

…this one is in traditional Queensland style..

…this one is a more modern 1970s-style bungalow set well back from the road

…this is an ultra-modern timber job…

…across the road is these steep-roofed colonial,,,

…and here’s the mod style becoming very popular now on the mountain

The local Indian restaurant – like everyone else it’s been too wet for them to cut the grass!

The Amore guesthouse built in traditional mountain style

The ultra-modern boutique brewery and cheese factory

Loquat in flower

Bungunyah Manor – one of the mountain’s oldest traditional hostelries

Some new homes have large and formal gardens but the rainforest lurks behind, ready to reclaim its own

My favourite garden centre

Another of our green tunnels

A sneak shot of our well-secluded primary school

…and on the opposite corner this little church, now a restaurant

One of our several local parks

Some of the old pioneer farmhouses still remain

An empty field by Curtis Road, reminder that this was once a dairying and fruit/veg growing area

Curtis Road – steep hill ahead where we used to freewheel our bikes

I love this old bolly gum – looks like an Ent with Arthritis!

Looking back the other way

One of the mountain’s poshest houses…

…a glimpse inside the gates

This driveway feature blocks any views of the house, set a long way back…

…you have to get up on a rise to take a long shot…

..here’s a back view and note peculiar Indian-type feature in foreground.

…and over the road there’s this modest farm and nice old tractor

Another of Tamborine’s many elegant gateways

Cedar Creek just above the footbridge pictured earlier

On the other side of the road there’s this peaceful pool where a platypus lives

Everyone is out mowing their lawns before the next lot of rain – and some people have a lot of lawn to mow!

The end of Curtis Road – nearly home!

Peat Crossing, named after dear Jim Peat who planted much of the vegetation around here

I go left up this shady little path towards the road home

…crossing Plunkett Creek on the way, near where it joins Cedar Creek

This large and shiny land mullet was sunning itself by the side of the path

Back on the track home…

…passing the new public loo…

…and the war memorial….

…and crossing the road at the entry to the village…

passing Clancy’s Bar (I didn’t stop!)

…and our solicitor, where I dropped off some papers…

past Capo Lane which leads to home…

…and the physiotherapy place…

…and Hillbilly Coffee where the younger set hang out…

…and the local Little Theatre (they show movies too)

…to Spice of Life cafe where I have a coffee before heading home up the street in front, reaching Capo the “back” way. And feeling quite tired after my long walk.