Despite the dry and desolate nature of the outback, Australia does have patches of tropical zone. Townsville, Queensland, is located in the dry tropics of the northeast coast where pineapples can grow, nestled down in these spiky leaves.

By the way, I’ve been meaning to share a link to “The First Year” photo gallery on the White House’s website. It’s a great retrospect of Obama’s first year in office.

Sign up here to receive my daily photo post via email.

Pineapple Greens, originally uploaded by photo.klick.