That time of year

It's that time of year when the summer heat has gone, but the sunshine's still here. Temperatures are ranging from mid-teens overnight to mid-twenties by day. That's pretty well perfect. 

And most of the tourists have gone home!

 

Here's what it looked like on Mooloolaba Beach today.

Sunshine Plaza VIPs

 

 

One of the local VIPs is this White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae). Another is its well-trained human, whose name I omitted to record.

Mapleton's visual treats

 

I returned again to Mapleton Falls National Park yesterday, and pieced its geography together a bit better in my mind.

I find I'm liking this area more and more, and I've been discovering new potential for a few more good-sized bushwalking circuits to be navigated.

 

 

 

Here are some of the day's scenic highlights.