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Leader - John Total Distance: - 11.0k Walkers – Paul, Julie, Colin, Sue, Mary, John
John took us on another of his exploratory walks from Mt Tamborine. We started off at Staffsmith Park and made our way down to Caballo Road. After making a directional error we stopped for Smoko to discuss the best way to retrace our steps and get back on track.
After getting back on track we made our way through some very hill areas which were much more open than usual because of recent bushfites. With little rain there was not the usual green regrowth and the contrasts in colurs (some green - some burnt brown) was spectacular.
We passed a banana plantation and some new fencing which was obviously more land clearing for farming (we debated what type). On Welches Road we spotted a snake catcher who was just about to release a catch. We watched from afar.
Paul and Colin departed company from the rest as they were to continue back up a steep hill and across to Timberview housing development while Mary, Julie and John would continue down Welches Road. Paul and Colin failed to heed John's directional instructions but luckily managed to finish close by the designated meeting place to be picked up by June and Sue.
We made our way back to Mt Tamborine village to very well earned refreshments at Hillbilly's Cafe - Colin.
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2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
2014-05-10 John's Local Treat
Author: Julie Cullen & Colin Bridge
Description: Bushwalking in SE Qld
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Why does attentiveness to nature matter? In a very fundamental sense, we are what we pay attention to. Paying heed to beauty, grace, and everyday miracles promotes a sense of possibility and coherence that runs deeper and truer than the often illusory commercial, social "realities" advanced by mainstream contemporary culture. ... Our attention is precious, and what we choose to focus it on has enormous consequences. What we choose to look at, and to listen to--these choices change the world. As Thich Nhat Hanh has pointed out, we become the bad television programs that we watch. A society that expends its energies tracking the latest doings of the celebrity couple is fundamentally distinct from one that watches for the first arriving spring migrant birds, or takes a weekend to check out insects in a mountain stream, or looks inside flowers to admire the marvelous ingenuities involved in pollination. The former tends to drag culture down to its lowest commonalities; the latter can lift us up in a sense of unity with all life. The Way of Natural History, edited by Thomas Lowe Fleischner and published by Trinity University Press (Texas)
