Do enjoy waking up to the quiet of being out of the city. No listening to the shower water going down the pipes above at 5:30. Forecast is for rain from the middle of the day. That got me out on the bike to ride and walk Seven Mile Beach NP by 11 am
First orchid found on the roadside on Gerroa Road
Toss up on ID - colour is pink. No spots on the pedicel (the spike that holds the flower). That suggests rose hyacinth orchid - dipodium roseum
Dyanella fruited makes for good Christmas balls show
Not often taking photos of grass heads - no wind today made it easier. What got my eye is the way this grass head has curved. They are normally straight - the spider has made its home
Australian native violet
Budding hyacinth orchid - not the same as the one seen earlier
One step further but still not open. A good photo challenge - got part of the target in focus
There were openers - blotched hyacinth orchids. Colour is more purple and there are spots on the pedicel
A different angle next plant along
A head full of flowers
This is a tough photo challenge on a phone. How to get focus on the fine calli on the labellum
Stepped back works a bit better
Next cluster is 3 or 4 plants standing tall
Back to the grass heads - straight is the way they normally are - no spiders
Walked past this leaning tree heaps of times - not noticed it before
The smallest flash of blue - told it is not a weed. Deep in the bush is a good clue
Front on of the next dipodium variegatum
This one has been knocked over and the stalk bent - plant still hanging in
Another cluster of 4 flowers
One more flowering on the way back. This is why I walk the tracks out and back - always something new
While I was walking heard the sounds like vehicles riding over one of those metal plates or maybe a trailer bouncing. Was too regular and also when no cars going by - was the thunder rumbling. The clubs tell the story - storm rolling in
Last time I rode down here there were orchids budding - found one open - by now you will know the ID keys - pink and no spots on the pedicel
Rose hyacinth orchid - dipodium roseum
Saw this sign on the ride down to the shops. Good thing I could remember what I went in there for - just two things
Was good to get out riding and make it back just before the big storm hit. It poured down - could not see the mountain
Dinner: Cooked eye fillet on BBQ for friends
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