A quiet start to the day have an opportunity to see a pale headed rosella ( which I miraculously recognised) from the outdoor table at Murray and Ann’s place.
And a pied butcherbird ( with sweet song)
10 am saw us all heading for the Glasshouse Mountains( in two vehicles) on a scenic journey with Murray, Ann, Ross and Jan.
Our first stop was the Glasshouse Mountains lookout where we admired the dramatic peaks coming out of the bush.
We read the story of Coonowrin, who wasn’t brave enough to save his family from a tidal wave and saw his mountain ( of the same name) from the lookout ( he looks ashamed) ..we actually heard 3 versions of this today.
There were a series of mosaics here, set into the walkway, which some might appreciate.
Our next stop was the nearby cafe, where we stopped for a lunch
with a view ( including a nearby kookaburra)
and spotted a grey butcherbird with his dark head.
We drove on to the Mary Cairncross scenic reserve where it was rainy, but we enjoyed the exhibition they had of insects, frogs and birds.
We also failed to see a view from their viewing area (whited out due to weather) but did see a scaly breasted lorikeet
The red headed honeyeater was elusive but I managed to see the lady version and Trev saw both.
After a bit of a rest at home we headed out to Ruth and Charlie’s place for tea. It was excellent to finally see in real life the new house we have been hearing about on Facebook. Trev has shed envy caused by the huge barn shed. They even have a fire pit way down in the back yard.
Maddie is a busy little person and we ended up with an amazing Noah’s Ark line up of animals.
Cooper showed me around the yard and shared his excellent matchbox car collection with me.
After tea we took the obligatory family shot before the kids headed off to bed and we headed back to MAD’s place and our beds
front row Erica, Trevor, Cooper,Maddie, Ruth
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