Paradise Found

“Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.”

Marcus Aurelius

A small cascade nestled in the lush green rainforest of the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia
A small cascade nestled in the lush green rainforest of the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia

Land Of The Dinosaur

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.”

Edward Abbey

A heavy mist envelopes the Australian bushland in Bald Rock National Park
A heavy mist envelopes the Australian bushland in Bald Rock National Park

Figure Skater

“No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.”

William Blake

Elegant trees in a dense mist in Bald Rock National Park, Australia
Elegant trees in a dense mist in Bald Rock National Park, Australia

Companionship

“I'd far rather be happy than right any day”

Douglas Adams

Looking out over the classic Australian landscape of Girraween National Park
Looking out over the classic Australian landscape of Girraween National Park

Bush Flow

Eucalypts overlook the rugged beauty of the granite flanked Bald Rock Creek in Girraween National Park, Australia
Eucalypts overlook the rugged beauty of the granite flanked Bald Rock Creek in Girraween National Park, Australia

Home Of The Wood Elves

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

J. R .R. Tolkien

A magnificent Antarctic Beech tree arches over a path in the lush rainforest of Lamington National Park, Australia
A magnificent Antarctic Beech tree arches over a path in the lush rainforest of Lamington National Park, Australia

Be The Light

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”

Marcus Aurelius

A pink sunset over the Scenic Rim, from Lamington National Park, Australia
A pink sunset over the Scenic Rim, from Lamington National Park, Australia

Giving Thanks

A rain-soaked Australian bush in the Gold Coast Hinterland
A rain-soaked Australian bush in the Gold Coast Hinterland

Bush Contrast

“Slow down and savour the deliciousness of life!”

Lisa Frost

A green Australian bush scene, thanks to recent rains, in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia
A green Australian bush scene, thanks to recent rains, in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia

Ancient Lands

“You are not separate from the whole. You are one with the sun, the earth, the air. You don't have a life. You are life.”

Eckhart Tolle

Rain approaching a rugged lookout on Dave's Creek Circuit in Lamington National Park, Australia
Rain approaching a rugged lookout on Dave's Creek Circuit in Lamington National Park, Australia

Warming Light

A weathered Paperbark warms its tired limbs in morning's first light, in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia
A weathered Paperbark warms its tired limbs in morning's first light, in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia

Elven Home II

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”

Marcel Proust

A weathered Paperbark rests quietly on a misty dawn in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia
A weathered Paperbark rests quietly on a misty dawn in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia

Mourning

Two Eucalypts pay their respects to a fallen Paperbark on a misty morning in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia
Two Eucalypts pay their respects to a fallen Paperbark on a misty morning in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia

Tranquillity

“Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity.”

Lao Tzu

The soft, lavender hues of a misty dawn surround paperbarks in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia
The soft, lavender hues of a misty dawn surround paperbarks in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia

Glisten

Dew drops glisten in the early morning light in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia
Dew drops glisten in the early morning light in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia