Midge and ant orchids on old tracks : February 17 2024

Building up to a hot day. Was a late start after a 2 am bed time. Busy morning working on the uranium investing thesis. Was keen to get walking - easy idea - drive across to our old neighbourhood and puck up mail and slot on a walk or two. Target - midge orchids and wasp orchids on two tracks

New signage where I normally park my bike - no bike today - car

NSW coral heath flower - epacris pulchella

Did find midge orchids under the powerlines - a new spot

First one was seeded

A few plants in the same area

Fringed midge orchid - corunastylis fimbriatus

Hibbertia

Pink leptospermum

Banksia serratum opening up

Orchid leaf forming - bearded orchid for the new autumn season

Seeded hyacinth orchid

Fringe midge orchid - corunastylis fimbriatus - known spot - 4 plants that have set up a few metres down the track from where I first saw them

Mushroom found on the way back. Wonder when they disguise themselves like stones - critters do not eat stones - no emus here

Each walk is a recce for future weeks - another bearded orchid

ID on this leaf is harder - maybe a microtis

Drove down to access Lovers Jump Creek - wasp orchid hunt time

Two colonies either side of the track down to the creek. A few buds on one side but photos were poor. This is good - chiloglottis sylvestris - the calli form a bit of a rosette

One of two flowers open

Mushroom the size of a saucer - a bit of damage on the front side meant I did not have to knock it over so gurus can see the underside

Chiloglottis leaves formed - no buds yet

Off track in a known spot - chiloglottis budding - not quite open

Turtle orchid - chiloglottis seminuda - not calli only go to halfway down the labellum

This one - a few inches away - looks different. Calli go a bit further but not in a rosette and there is a notch on the labellum

The more normal shape for chiloglottis seminuda

Picked up the mail. Nice chat with the new owners. Hoping to have the mail stuff sorted so I do not need to go back - hard to see stuff being changed badly

Dinner: Pizza - marked down made it a $6 meal for two.

Trade action: Bought AEE.AX, SLX.AX - more uranium and nuclear plays

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