Pebbly Beach

 Stayed with Jill and family at Bawley Point - the new definition is no mobile phone access - for a couple of days. This is the view from the balcony. Somehow I've missed fitting in any kangaroos, which seems almost impossible given that they were present in not quite plague proportions, Routinely they were present in groups of 10-20.

Slightly down the road at Pebble Beach we were attacked by killer parrots. Perhaps it was the pastel stripes. Check out the beady eye on that bird! Of course, despite the signs saying not to feed the birds, there was bird seed all over the

ground.

The shininess of the tap suggests that this beach shower is still working under the fine patina of rust. There's a rapid transition from bush to dune to sand, with an eye catching variety of vegetation.

I hadn't noticed this plant (a wort, I think) until about a month ago, when I first saw it at Curnell. I've never spotted it north of Botany Bay, maybe because the beaches around the inner city are so heavily used.

The star picket doesn't appear to have any function.

You should get some quite interesting information on the area from the link below.

http://www.morning.com.au/fod/part1a.htm#DUNE

Tourist heaven, but to be fair I never get sick of them either.






The panorama of the whole of Pebbly Beach - it's completely serendipitous, but I can't help admiring that arching cloud effect.

The opposite view - looking back from the dunes through this whatever it is into the scrub behind.

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The rock formations along this part of the coast are special - if you are interested the link above can connect you to some quite detailed geological information as well. One of the features of interest is the richness of the fossil bearing rocks - you can hopefully make out some worms, molluscs and seaweed in these pictures.

On the right is a picture of a rock pool today.
It's not impossible to imagine how this is what the fossil record preserves; it's own kind of camera.

The strata in rock always fascinate me.

I don't know what the pole is doing. But in this picture there is biology, geology, technology and astronomy - if that can be used for the study of the day sky.