What Susie Saw

What Susie Saw

The old Beaudesert Uniting Church building caught my eye from this angle as a storm rolled in late one afternoon.  There is something fascinating about old buildings, and I feel lucky to walk past this specimen more often since we shifted offices to William Street.

What Susie Saw

What Susie Saw

Barney Creek looked like an oil painting over the Easter Long Weekend. It was worth braving the cold water to feel rejuvenated and somewhat clean while bush camping.

What Susie Saw
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What Susie Saw

BEAUDESERT was treated to some impressive rainbows between weather warnings, as nervous anticipation built for Tropical Cyclone Alfred.  It was a relief that our town didn’t get hit with cyclonic winds, but it was still a pretty big week all round wasn’t it?

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What Susie Saw – protea

Look at these gorgeous local fresh protea outside Kalico Country, grown by Chris Grimmett herself and wrapped in newspaper.  The scene was like a floral oasis in our CBD, which is still in the thick of major stormwater drainage works (which have been going for just about a year now […]

What Susie Saw electric sky
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What Susie Saw – electric sky

IT was almost other-worldly, the way the sky lit up in rapidly changing fluorescent tones between flashes of lightning and claps of thunder.  We were inside doing the usual evening winddown with our little girl when I noticed the kitchen window all lit up in pink and raced outside to […]

What Susie Saw Jubilee Park bandstand mural
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What Susie Saw – a work of art

Even as a work in progress, this mural brightened the bandstand at Jubilee Park, Beaudesert on a gorgeous blue-sky day.  Little Rosie and I were playing in the park and admired it from basically all angles. It is a Council collaboration with artist Ash Taylor and McAuley College students.  The […]

What Susie Saw vibrant sky
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What Susie Saw – vibrant sky

Sometimes the sky just stops you in your tracks, doesn’t it?  I wish you all the best for the year ahead, whatever it looks like for you.  It’s good to know that no matter what’s going on, we can always pause for a moment and appreciate whatever the sky is […]

Grass trees, Christmas Creek Road
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What Susie Saw – grass trees

These ancient grass trees rise grandly from the side of Christmas Creek Road like a year-round festivity for nature lovers. They don’t look anything like traditional Christmas trees, of course, but they bring good cheer to those of us who appreciate the magnificence of the Australian bush.

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What Susie Saw – Bless the gardeners

Bless the gardeners, who make the world a better place by doing their thing. Would you just look at this abundance of flowers at the Telemon Street entrance to Jubilee Park? They looked so vibrant on a thick, humid Wednesday on the cusp of summer.