Coffee anyone? or perhaps a tea...

  I've been painting frequently lately. Have found the rhythm between the various things on the agenda this year. Phew! It took  a while but now I'm feeling immersed in it all again.


Despite this still have not sorted the camera downloading function in the rush to attend to other tech/computer tasks. I'm a little disappointed thats dragging on...but sometimes there's just more crucial things to get one's head around.
A few bloggers even assured me they'd had the same trials over cameras... so... not to worry. 
Sun's shining ...Ive got some writing and planning to do... that means coffee and somewhere to sit quietly and concentrate. Time to get out in the sun, go somewhere for coffee like the wonderful cafe below... with my planning notebook in hand. 

cafe bouquiniste, 121 merthyr rd, new farm

These great pics were found at greenbeen blog. If you live in or visit these parts I think a visit to this wonderful blog is a very good idea... you will be taken on a tour of the cafes around the city and beyond... I can smell the coffee... the jazz playing in the background certainly sets the scene.
Another thing... our host is not only clever in the kitchen and with the camera but I LOVE that font she uses in the sidebar! 
* Thanks D for permission to post your lovely images!

this image from another source! 

Go visit greenbeen for more tips on where to go around these parts... I like the look of this one down the coast... Broad Beach is not far from Surfer's Paradise.

this i like!

and this!

the flora?

proteas

where: 

elk espresso, 16 chelsea av, broadbeach

if you click on this heading you'll go straight to the original post from Greenbeen!

Bye now,

Sx

ps like this wiki bit on Proteas... note the south africa, australia and south america link!!

Taxonomy

The Proteaceae family to which proteas belong is an ancient one. Its ancestors grew in Gondwanaland, 300 million years ago. Proteaceae is divided into two subfamilies: the Proteoideae, best represented in southern Africa, and the Grevilleoideae, concentrated in Australia and South America and the other smaller segments of Gondwanaland that are now part of eastern Asia. Africa shares only one genus with Madagascar, whereas South America and Australia share many common genera — this indicates they separated from Africa before they separated from each other