The Glasshouse Mountains are a series of steep-sided volcanic plugs which dominate the landscape of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. According to science, they were formed of rhylite and trachtyte, lavas which hardened inside the vents of teritiary volcanoes that have been greatly reduced by about 25 million years of erosion.

http://www.sunshinecoast-australia.com/glass-house-mountains.html:

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Spring in Canberra is one of my favorite seasons. From the cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, to crabtree blossoms; from the rosellas to the galahs to the black swans; all of these make spring such an exciting and beautiful time in Australia’s capital.

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In 2003, severe bushfires in Canberra destroyed almost 70% of the Australian Capital Territory’s forests (pine plantations), nature parks, and pastures. Seven years on, we can see signs of regeneration.

For more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Canberra_bushfires

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 Since I bought my Canon 75-300 mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM lens a few months ago, I’ve been trying to capture nice shots of wildlife, especially birds.

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“There is a harmony

In autumn, and a lustre in its sky,

Which through the summer is not heard or seen,

As if it could not be, as if it had not been!”

-Percy Bysshe Shelley

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