Bunny orchids week continues : April 22 2023

Got the head down on a rainy morning to update the investing accounts after options expiry. A lot to do once a month. My wife went off to a lunch with old school friend and their German teacher. Kicked around a little on the internet marketing projects. I have a huge email deliverability problem. Tried a few ways to fix it - not found the answer yet. Each time I start I get bogged down.

Took the car to go shopping - went to a small centre to avoid the people. It poured with rain and the motorway was scary. Drove back in the dry away from the motorway. Took the umbrella to walk Gibberagong Track - NSW coral heath flower above

Was turning into a banksia day. I was not hopeful of finding orchids but did feel there was a chance for bunny orchids

Lambertia formosa

There were mushrooms - rain and autumn come together

Reflections in the puddles on the track

Coral heath flower with a touch of pink - zoom into centre shows the structure is same as the first photo

Different banksia - with long spiky leaves

The first orchid find was a surprise - sharp greenhood - pterostlyis acuminata - just one

Mushroom found a home on a tree trunk

So many different stages for banksia flowers

Coral fungus

Scribbly gum in the pampas grass shows up well in afternoon light

Wavy mushroom shape

Found the first bunny orchid on the way back. Not seen them here - ID is hard - I am thinking eriochilus petricola based on size. Key to ID is the leaf

It is small. Smooth might negate ID - perhaps eriochilus cucullatus

There were quite a few in different patches - flowers all look the same to me

Next photos are a bit of fun - double header - choose the focal point - front

Or back

Surprised to find a pine-leaf geebung still flowering

Started to rain again - mushroom fits the mood

Turned into a good day. Got the shopping done. Found two orchids flowering on a track I was not confident of finds. Only got sprinkled on a little.

Garden stuff. Got little white flies in the beans. They are quietly wiping the plants out. One treatment - yellow tape with sticky stuff. Shake the plant and they fly to the yellow. Weed killer bottle covered in citronella did the trick. Will pull the plants out and start over - too far gone.

Dinner: Cheat prawn and scallop pots in the airfryer. Might have been close to use by date for my wife - fine for me.

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