I heart WOTD

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Blowin started the topic in Wednesday, 30 Jul 2014 at 8:07am

The wave of the day does it for me big time. Nice work Steen Barnes , Shaun Anderson and Swellnet.
In one photo you've encompassed everything nice about surfing. If I was a wanker I'd say that it was perfect except for the fact he is in a wetsuit. Which it is , it's perfect .....except for the fact he's in a wetsuit.

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stunet Friday, 28 Feb 2025 at 3:10pm
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Nowhere near that end of the archipelago, ID.

This makes me think there's an official Swellnet rule that you'll only publish shots if the photographer gives you and Craig the GPS coordinates haha.

Most photogs don't give away the location unless we ask so it's more a guessing game than anything else, and I gotta say, Craig is very, very hard to beat.

In this instance I had a hunch which checked out with Shieldsy.

The result is a mental surf atlas filled with more spots than I'll ever have time to visit.

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seaslug Friday, 28 Feb 2025 at 3:16pm

All expenses paid surf trip Stu?, all you need to bring is your atlas and board :)

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stunet Friday, 28 Feb 2025 at 3:34pm
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All expenses paid surf trip Stu?, all you need to bring is your atlas and board :)

Send an Uber and I'll meet you at the airport. The WOTD Tour begins.

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andy-mac Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 7:41am

Might try and get a car park at Coolum and walk up.... :)
Looks like Noosa will be on the cook, only spot up here....

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stunet Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 8:15am

Today's caption is a tip of the hat to Comrade Jarratt.

https://www.noosaworldsurfingreserve.com.au/shop/book/a-cup-of-tea-with-...

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andy-mac Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 8:47am

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Confusion Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 10:20am
andy-mac wrote:

Might try and get a car park at Coolum and walk up.... :)
Looks like Noosa will be on the cook, only spot up here....

A long walk for 1 or 2 waves !
Your better off sitting in the car park for
4 hours, until someone leaves.

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seeds Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 10:21am

Big tides. The platform might be worth a look.

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indo-dreaming Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 11:25am

It's such an amazing set up those points, we can whinge about the crowds, but i think we should be very grateful that the area is preserved by that national park.

Imagine if it was all houses it would be terrible.

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AndyM Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 11:34am

Agreed, crowds aside, that's some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere in the world.
What a magnificent series of headlands, and from ground level the view up to the north is stunning.

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andy-mac Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 1:02pm

Beautiful spot, used to love surfing it as a grom back in 80's..
Too busy in car park and water for me now.
Just had a sniff around southern SC, think Noosa only option.

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Sprout Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 5:01pm

Takeaway beers from MBB and watch the Moffs shorey/backwash carnage Andy.

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andy-mac Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 7:18pm
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Takeaway beers from MBB and watch the Moffs shorey/backwash carnage Andy.

Haha saw a bit of that... ah to be young ey.
Few Passenger Pale Ale's. Good thinking.
Went up to cartwright after lunch, victory at sea and didn't see a good one.
Apparently better in morning....

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Sando1 Saturday, 1 Mar 2025 at 8:34pm
stunet wrote:

Today's caption is a tip of the hat to Comrade Jarratt.

https://www.noosaworldsurfingreserve.com.au/shop/book/a-cup-of-tea-with-...

It’s actually a tip of the hat to McTavish… Jarrett just sold it, unsurprisingly.

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lostdoggy Monday, 10 Mar 2025 at 9:01am

He might be a regular but he's definitely not a naturalfoot.

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southey Monday, 10 Mar 2025 at 1:50pm

Barrel is a loose term ..... hahah

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AlfredWallace Monday, 10 Mar 2025 at 1:55pm
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Barrel is a loose term ..... hahah

Is that a tongue in cheek comment from someone north of Victoria, asking for a mate ? AW

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southey Monday, 10 Mar 2025 at 2:07pm

southey is heading Nth this week . But usually surfs a little further south than Jayden .

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basesix Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 12:06pm

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stunet Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 1:31pm

^ As they say in the art world, noice.

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basesix Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 1:40pm

something about the bucolic nonchalance of the staggered wotd foreground crew brought it to mind.
Stephen Sondheim actually wrote a successful broadway musical in 1984 based on this French painting from 1884. one of those super weird things, that is either quite cool, or speaks to overfunding in the arts, haha.

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AlfredWallace Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 1:54pm
basesix wrote:

something about the bucolic nonchalance of the staggered wotd foreground crew brought it to mind.
Stephen Sondheim actually wrote a successful broadway musical in 1984 based on this French painting from 1884. one of those super weird things, that is either quite cool, or speaks to overfunding in the arts, haha.

Well, now there’s a true songwriter and composer. He wrote many a song that others gained fame for.

I agree that WOTD setting is bucolic and could also be a slightly altered and imagined in part to be a version of Australia Felix as well.

One of them, I love, ‘Send In The Clowns’, very appropriate for most Swellnet forum contributors, including yours truly. AW

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mattlock Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 5:25pm

Seurat.
The dot dude.
Who said high school was a waste of time.
Although I've forgotten how to do calculus.

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basesix Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 5:44pm

everything you learned in calculus comes back to you when your kid says 'why do I need to do this?' and you think 'that's what we said'..

(if that happens just rest an assuring hand on your kid's shoulder, look them in the eye, smile and say 'because your generation is going to have to rebuild the world while hiding from AI in concrete bunkers; the rebels will be working in analogue.. you're too young to understand that yet, but someday you will'.)

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mattlock Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 5:59pm

Good idea basesix.
'that's what we said' dosen't seem to cut the mustard.

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AlfredWallace Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 6:24pm
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Seurat.
The dot dude.
Who said high school was a waste of time.
Although I've forgotten how to do calculus.

Mattlock. Hi mate, hope you and your young family are well.

Seurat, I’m impressed you knew the artist. Your art/paintings knowledge is Streeton’s ahead of us. All the best. AW

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blackers Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 6:27pm
mattlock wrote:

Seurat.
The dot dude.
Who said high school was a waste of time.
Although I've forgotten how to do calculus.

I'll learn you calculus, easy peasy.

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tubeshooter Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 6:35pm

Reminds me of a tune. ;)

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blackers Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025 at 6:43pm

Bless. The spirit of Weird Al is alive and well.

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mattlock Wednesday, 19 Mar 2025 at 4:41pm

Cheers AW. They going well
I quite like Streeton's work but prefer Boyd's. I have a soft spot for both as my boy shares their name. Got a Boyd print in my laundry.
Thanks for the offer Blackers but I'll give it a miss at the mo.
BTW i have been loving the WOTD lately.
Bystrom's one of Kiira the other week was insane.
Shield's one with the cloud parallel to the lip is great as well.

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AlfredWallace Wednesday, 19 Mar 2025 at 4:54pm
mattlock wrote:

Cheers AW. They going well
I quite like Streeton's work but prefer Boyd's. I have a soft spot for both as my boy shares their name. Got a Boyd print in my laundry.
Thanks for the offer Blackers but I'll give it a miss at the mo.
BTW i have been loving the WOTD lately.
Bystrom's one of Kiira the other week was insane.
Shield's one with the cloud parallel to the lip is great as well.

Mattlock. Good stuff fella.

I love art, in particular Australian art.
My favourite male international artist is David Hockney from the US ( Englishmen)

GuySmiley and myself have a real love of Australian art, sounds like you do as well.
I love them all. Boyd, Streeton, Tucker, Rees, etc.

We love the way they depicted early Australian times.

You’ll never know much about the future without knowing a lot about the past. AW

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basesix Thursday, 20 Mar 2025 at 6:03pm

12 mins of hillsfolk ambient-post-prog retro-rock-metal from Portland Oregon


Eight bells - the Well, 2022

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mattlock Thursday, 20 Mar 2025 at 10:58pm

heyya basisix
Is this the new tunes thread?
I listened to bits of the Eight bells song and I get it. A little monochromatic maybe. I'm a bit time poor to invest my self in that at the mo.
It's the sort of thing that may get a run when having Saturday night sesh at my mates. "Later" in the evening of coarse.
His thumb tends to get a little heavy on the volume button and we sit companionably beyond conversation until the police arrive.

I'm to much of a dumbarse to be able to post links on SN but I highly recommend having a listen to Don Walker's latest albumn "Lightening in a clear blue sky".
I'm enarmoured by it. Huantingly beautiful. Unashamedly cliche. Obliqely profound. Proudly vulnerable. An Australian icon.
You're probably already on to it or it may have slipped through to the keeper.
Anyways. In answer to question you asked in theother thread. No. Got stuff on with kids already. And I might need a bit of sleep in.

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mattlock Thursday, 20 Mar 2025 at 11:11pm

Cheers seeds.
Give it a crack..