Tranquil Forest

The pond at the Tree House Hideaway.

 

The creek at the Tree House Hideaway

 

We spend a weekend with friends at the Tree House Hideaway at Yandina on the Sunshine Coast. It is the most tranquil place you can imagine; the house is situated in the middle of Mapleton Forest Reserve on 10 acres with a creek running through the property, waterfall and all. No sound of cars, just birds!

 I had baked a sour-dough bread to take up there and Jules and I took this "afternoon tea" photo on the veranda overlooking the gardens. Mark and Jules, who own the property, have done such an amazing job of restoring the house and surroundings. It is such a serene setting... oh and the bread was nice too.

 

On Sunday morning, before everyone got up we went for a walk in the forest.

 

 

 

 The light of the early morning sun through the trees was beautiful.

 

Left side is green and lush, right side has been burned off.

The council had recently been doing some burning off to keep the danger of bush fires down before summer. It was interesting to walk through the burnt parts, where all the undergrowth was blackened and ashes.
 

 

 

 

 Here a log had burned out completely and only left a shadow of ashes.

 

 

Towering gum trees.