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Visited Charles at the Gold Coast Regional Botanic

Visited Charles at the Gold Coast Regional Botanical Gardens the other day when I was off the mountain. Boy has he grown. Its doesn't seem that long ago when he was just a young sapling, and I was admiring him, like a proud father, with his fresh new baby red leaves, while watering and feeding him. Look at him now, he's turning out to be a good lookin' young Ormeau bottle tree. The GCBG sure now how to look after you Charles.

Botanic gardens provide a valuable service, bringing awareness to our incredible biodiversity and how important it is that we preserve not only these species but the entire ecosystem they are part of.

Many of you may know the story of Charles. He was named after a koala we rescued, to bring awareness to the biodiversity crisis the Earth faces and that how we must all play our part in combating biodiversity loss.

#wildnaturetherapy #Ormeaubottletree #goldcoastbotanicgardens #biodiversity #CharlestheOrmeauBottleTree #CharlestheKoala #saveourwildlife

One of the hardest things in life is finding the b

One of the hardest things in life is finding the balance. Many struggle with it continuously, and adjust, like setting coordinates to some imaginary destination, continually, daily, hourly.

Every thought, action, and choice takes us closer or further away from it. It is such a balancing act, like balancing a set of scales. Too many highs are followed by big lows. Equanimity is what the ancients teach.

Life is a learning curve and we are all students of life. Wisdom is gained through living and experiencing life. Life is a continual getting of this wisdom.

To me happiness isn't about continual pleasures, but maintaining that sense of purpose, able to have resilience to buffer the highs and lows, to have clear vision, but at the same time, living in the present moment, enjoying the journey, while pursuing our dreams.

Maintaining the "happy medium" is a continual balancing of our thoughts, decisions and actions. This is what makes our lives unique, no two people think the same, have the same life experiences.

While some strive for life's highs, aiming for medium isn't really a second rate aspiration or compromise. It doesn't mean we don't pursue our dreams with passion or aim for mediocrity, instead it is about tempering our expectations of a future with living in the present, taking in the beauty of the moment, maintaining a steadfastness and steadiness of course, so when we reach our dreams, we hadn't missed out on the fullness of the journey, which often contains more magic and fulfilment.

Ancient philosophers and religions have shown this is where happiness truly lies, this is where we experience the "happy medium".

#happymedium #thehappymedium #happiness #happinessquote

Something magical sitting quietly watching the sun

Something magical sitting quietly watching the sun dip low and disappear over the horizon beckoning the night.

##sunsetting #sunset #dusk #dusking #sunsettherapy #wildnaturetherapy #sundown #weekendvibes #naturetherapy

Wow what a huge day! The Tamborine Mtn Edible Gard

Wow what a huge day! The Tamborine Mtn Edible Garden Trail is over, and with 800 tickets sold, it was wonderful to have so many conversations with trail goers.

Residents on the mountain as well as visitors have watched the progression of our property since we moved here. Mention the yellow cottage on the mountain and everyone know the property.
It was also fantastic to have those that came to the first edible garden trail and see the evolution.

With the stalls from local fruit and veges, soil improvement products, Landcare and the organisms in our soil, it provided lots of added interest to attendees. Thank you to these stall holders and also Toad Dell for your talk on social permaculture, together with the volunteer Auslan interpreters, front gate personnel, Claudine Jane and Wavy Beach.

Also a big thank you to Bron Kelly and all the garden hosts, what an amazing event!

Thanks also to Colin Mason and Tony Cizek for your help not only after the tornado, but for helping in the garden at other times. It was also great to catch up with friends.

It was a strange but beautiful feeling as I was packing up for the day, as the mist rolled in, and after a day filled with people and conversations, there was silence.

What a joy to share our vision and our lives with so many others.

🍈🍉🍊🍋🍌🍍🥭🥝🫐🍓🍒🍑🍐🫒🍎🍅🫒🥥🍋‍🟩🥑🍆🥔🥕🧅🧄🥦🥬🥒🫑🌶🌽🫛🫜🍎🍏🍐🍑🍒🍓🫐

#tamborinemountainediblegardentrail #wattlecottage #permacultureaustralia #food growing #mounttamborine #growyourown #permaculturetamborinemountain #homestead #homesteading #homegrown #homegrownfood #organicgrowing #growingfood #selfsufficiency #foodsecurity #foodindependence #foodmiles #slowfood #organicfood #livingorganic #naturetherapy #gardentherapy

Some Far North Qld tropical colour. South Mission

Some Far North Qld tropical colour. South Mission Beach toilet block, and juice shop in Mission Beach.

#tropics #tropicalvibe #fnq #SouthMissionBeach #MissionBeach #tropicalcolour #wildnaturetherapy #art therapy #artbeautification

Serendipity means finding valuable or pleasant th

Serendipity means finding valuable or pleasant things by chance, not through searching for them. It's often described as a fortunate discovery or a happy accident.

We wanted to see cassowaries on our trip at Mission Beach but we knew how elusive they may be, so didn't actively go seeking them.

I had planned to go on a walk, had just parked the car and was putting on my hiking boots, and there he was. As it happened, I was in the total wrong place for the trailhead, but in the right spot at the right time to have this memorable cassowary encounter.

Kept a healthy distance, and stood still for over 10 minutes, just observing this magnicent creature.

#wildnaturetherapy #cassowarytherapy #cassotherapy #cassowaryencounter #cassowary #cassowarycoast #bingilbay #MissionBeach #ilovecassowaries

Why did the cassowary cross the road? Barely 2 h

Why did the cassowary cross the road?

Barely 2 hours in Mission Beach, and on the way to dinner, a cassowary wanders out of dense rainforest, crosses the road, and enters a corridor at the back of a residential area.

Motorists stopped and waited for the cassowary to cross. Within 30 seconds the cassowary had disappeared again.

#MissionBeach #cassowary #cassowarysighting #missionbeachcassowaries #cassowarycoast #love cassowaries

Lest we forget. Dawn Service at the Circle of Rem

Lest we forget.

Dawn Service at the Circle of Remembrance, Tamborine Mountain 25th April 2025.

In good times and hard times, let us never forget the sacrifices that others have made before us.

This morning's service told the story of WWI pilot, Frank McNamara, a story of heroism, courage and sacrifice and recipient of the Victoria Cross.

Long live the memory of those men and women who fought so that we may be free.

#AnzacDay2025 #anzacday
#gratitude #tamborinemountain #mounttamborine #AnzacDay2025MountTamborine

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