Tom Cats orchid on Bomaderry Creek - a first: April 6 2023

Forecast is a bit iffy. Headed out on the bike earlier than usual - riding up to Bomaderry Creek walking tracks. 17 km ride to start of the walking track but able to ride a km past the gate to hide the bike

Trigger flower right where I hid the bike

Walked up under the powerlines for a while - milkwort. My friends are struggling with ID

Purple fan flower

NSW coral heath flower

Banksia - spiky leaves - not serrated

Better view of spikes

These yellow flowers grow all along the sedge areas on the rocks - not IDed yet

I call these loofah grevillea - not seen them anywhere else

Sundew - hard to focus as it is so little

Heard the yellow tailed black cockatoo. They would not let me get close - in the right hand tree

Started the drop down to Bomaderry Creek - bonnet orchid leaves

Huge trees down at the creek

My almanac told me there might be Tom Cats flowering. I found one in 2nd known spot

Tough to photograph as the plant is 4 metres above ground. I was not game to clamber down from above - too mossy

Creek is gentle but showing brown from the rain in the week

Wooden mushroom

The red tips on this fern caught my eye. A few around

Not often do I get chance to photograph the underside of a mushroom from above - growing at right angles to the slope

Pea flower on the climb up away from the creek - first for the season

Double milkwort under the board walk in the swampy bit

Leaf curling spider has dragged a bee in for dinner

More banksia form

Pale flax lily - late flowering

No idea what this is. Meant to turn it over to see if it was a bug

Rice flower where the bike was parked. Chose to ride up to Berry for the weekly markets. My wife met me there

Stopped for photo of Cambewarra Mountain - only one mountain left to photograph this trip - Berry Mountain

Road up from Nowra is all uphill but on a super smooth fast surface = cruisy riding

Love the markets - they are low key with good produce and a friendly vibe

We sat on the station benches for our lunch bought at the market. No photo of the grain train going south but did get the commuter diesel going north.

My wife cooked dinner: Chicken cacciatore - nice to have a day off after a big exercise day.

Trade action: Bought SESG.PA, KGX.DE, AMLP. Hedged QQQ
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