Sunny walk
We are in Moora Park in the Brisbane bayside suburb of Shorncliffe which is not far south of the Pine River which is the boundary line between the City of Brisbane and the City of Moreton Bay which features in my next photo today.
It's a beautiful autumn morning (when the shot was taken) and just the time for a casual walk out on the Shorncliffe Pier. The historic suburb of Shorncliffe with its many beautiful old heritage "Queenslander" and earlier style homes sits partly on the cliff above this pier and also on the floodplain of adjacent Cabbage Tree Creek which flows into Moreton Bay just up the road. It does have a sandy swimming beach despite its proximity to the creek and the Brisbane River mouth a little further south. The suburb is wonderfully focussed on recreation these days with good swimming, fishing, walking, boating, heritage and some lovely cafes and becomes quite busy on weekends.
I think the sculpture on the left is associated with whales that enter Moreton Bay in winter to rest on their way north to K'gari (Fraser Island) and Hervey Bay to calve.
"Shorncliffe Pier is a historic pier in Shorncliffe, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, situated near Saint Patrick's College and lower Moora Park. The pier with its white faded timber railings, colonial street lamps spaced out along the stretch of pier, and resting shelter towards the end was a much visited attraction for families, residents and tourists to the area. Reaching 351.5 metres (1,153 ft) out into Bramble Bay (part of Moreton Bay) it is the largest timber pier in Brisbane and one of the longest recreational piers in Australia. The renewed pier was reopened to the public in March 2016". Wikipedia.
Sunny walk
We are in Moora Park in the Brisbane bayside suburb of Shorncliffe which is not far south of the Pine River which is the boundary line between the City of Brisbane and the City of Moreton Bay which features in my next photo today.
It's a beautiful autumn morning (when the shot was taken) and just the time for a casual walk out on the Shorncliffe Pier. The historic suburb of Shorncliffe with its many beautiful old heritage "Queenslander" and earlier style homes sits partly on the cliff above this pier and also on the floodplain of adjacent Cabbage Tree Creek which flows into Moreton Bay just up the road. It does have a sandy swimming beach despite its proximity to the creek and the Brisbane River mouth a little further south. The suburb is wonderfully focussed on recreation these days with good swimming, fishing, walking, boating, heritage and some lovely cafes and becomes quite busy on weekends.
I think the sculpture on the left is associated with whales that enter Moreton Bay in winter to rest on their way north to K'gari (Fraser Island) and Hervey Bay to calve.
"Shorncliffe Pier is a historic pier in Shorncliffe, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, situated near Saint Patrick's College and lower Moora Park. The pier with its white faded timber railings, colonial street lamps spaced out along the stretch of pier, and resting shelter towards the end was a much visited attraction for families, residents and tourists to the area. Reaching 351.5 metres (1,153 ft) out into Bramble Bay (part of Moreton Bay) it is the largest timber pier in Brisbane and one of the longest recreational piers in Australia. The renewed pier was reopened to the public in March 2016". Wikipedia.