I took these cairns at Bellever in 2008, couldn’t walk up there now of course but good to see them again #Dartmoor #Devon #bronzeage #cairns #photography

I have migrated back to @dalereardon & might have lost some followers. I post about & interested in #Food #NDIS #Disability #Discrimination #Tourism #Travel #Cooking & all issues about blindness, low vision & #Discrimination Also love #Wine & #Champagne Live in #Cairns #FNQ #Queensland #Australia

Some pics from today's walk from Hethpool to the Border (and beyond!)

https://sarahdal.github.io/northumberland/2025/02/02/BorderStones.html

Traveling to #Japan for a #snowboarding trip and am currently transiting in #Cairns airport. Coffee is decent enough but when an international flight itinerary starts at 6:15am you'll always feel tired and a bit of a zombie.

Nice seeing both the plane I arrived on, and the plane I'm leaving on, next to each other on the tarmac!

New by me in Paradise, Air Niugini's inflight magazine... I write about five great walking tours in Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Singapore and Hong Kong, covering art, food, bars and sport in those destinations.

My five tours start on page 34, which this link should take you to: https://issuu.com/businessadvantage/docs/web_paradise_jul-sep_2024_fnl_compressed/34

#CycloneJasper will make landfall late on Wednesday (local time) between Hope Vale and Cairns, Queensland, #Australia.

The slow-moving cyclone will produce heavy rain in the vicinity of #Cairns, which will increase the risk of localized flash flooding overnight into Thursday.

Well then, predictions for Cyclone Jasper are getting more precise. Right now, modelling shows an almost direct hit with Cairns and Mareeba on Wednesday, category kind-of-scary.

I still expect it to divert, probably to the south, but that's based on what the last few did, not science. I am slightly more nervous than I was this morning.
#CycloneJasper #Cairns #cyclone #Mareeba

Now free for all to read... In Cairns I visited my favourite brunch cafe - and found both Japanese and indigenous ingredients on the menu:
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Dateline Cairns: The best cafe in the tropics

#Cairns #Cafe #Food https://www.patreon.com/posts/87054442

I’m sure you’ve seen one of these on the internet before. Or maybe IRL!

This is a #Amorphophallustitanum… the largest stemmed flowering plant (an inflorescence - ie a cluster of flowers arranged on a single stalk) on earth.

It is native to the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia.

The first pic is from the #Cairns #Botanicgardens, #Queensland #Australia (2022).

Intriguing info:

The Amorphophallus titanum is also known as the "#corpseflower" because of its pungent smell when it blooms.

The odour is designed to attract carrion flies for pollination by imitating the stench of a dead animal.

Some #Amorphophalli will go through an entire life cycle in three or four years, although most (a #titanarum, pictured) can be expected to live for several decades.

The titanarum stores energy in its corm, or underground stem. This energy (food) is later used to fuel the rapid growth, following a period of dormancy.

Usually takes 4–10 years or more between flowerings (ie, for a titanarum).

The corm can weigh around 70–90 kg (154–200 pounds).

While in bloom, the plant structure generates heat, more than 90 °F (32 °C)

They typically grow around 2.5m (8 feet) tall. Some grow larger.

How intriguing!

Source: abc.net.au.
Also Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum and Britannica.com.

#introduction Hi. Northern Australia writer, broadcaster, news reporter, music historian based #Cairns talking about #tropicalQld and life north of Capricorn. Music stuff at https://www.mojowire.net.au/blog/