One hat dining in Shoalhaven Heads plus a few orchids : September 19 2024

Got a different day lined up. My wife headed off early for her craft group. Then we are going for lunch to start her birthday celebrations

Reataurant is just below the Shoalhaven Heads surf life saving club. Photo from there looking south to Crookhaven Heads

Our village is lucky to have a one hatted restaurant. A few years back we had a birthday celebration in Far Meadow where the chef lives. He just launched Faw Meadow Table lunches at Bangalay Dining

A few photos - freshly baked gluten free bread with artichoke puree

Entree was a duck pie with a subtle mandala sauce (not gluten free)

Main course was baked snapper with pomme anna and a summer relish. Forgot photo of the dessert. Lunch was good. Service was good. Got to say I could easily have made the whole meal wheat free

The sugar in dessert whacked my body. Not for nothing that I now avoid sugar especially if I want to get stuff done

Had a short nap and then gout out on the bike to ride to the front end of Seven Mile Beach tracks

Black eyed susan escaped from the gardens

Did explore the greenhood orchid sites - all finished. Did find pink fingers orchids. The ID challenge continues. Looks like catenata - pink form - not seen a white one at all

Fabulous afternoon light in the big trees

Next is a bit different - petals are more dumpy and there is a tinge of yellow in the back calli

Dumpy fingers continue - carmine bands suggest caladenia carnea. Yellow tip matches the catenata

Back to plain - no colour tip, no bands, same dumpy leaves, no yellow calli

A little more pink on the labellum and a few yellow calli at the back - suggests caladenia hilmanii

Obligatory photo of native violet - almost always one to be found

Keep rolling the differences - this one has the yellow tip

And zoom shows yellow at the back. Looks a bit central to be calli - maybe pollonia

Deeper shade of pink - feels like something different

Changed the angles to see the yellow calli at the back. Got to say the struggles with getting decent photos is leaning to changing tools. Going to need a backpack to carry the serious camera and lenses

A few photos of the setting sun and the big trees

Tree down on the path back. Has been a few days as there is a track around already

That diversion offered up the view of thus craggy tree

Good to get a ride and walk in after a heavy lunch

Dinner was leftovers

Trade action: Bought SASK.V, 1164.HK - still loading up on uranium. Adjusted CHPT, GLE.PA, AI.PA, BROS
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