A better night - no sore throat and rain has eased off a bit. Did sleep better. Cold has gone to the next stage - sniffly nose - one more day. Rain started to build - was looking at forecasts and maps to go south. Not feeling up for a drive - stay here until the cold has gone
Did get out for a walk - drove to the start - first photo is the symbol of Seven Mile Beach NP - native violet
Walked in on a different access path from the parking spot - found some greenhood rosettes
A day for mushrooms - no surprise after all the rain
All sorts of shapes and colours
Mostly round
First of the acianthus orchids for the season - pixie caps orchid
Buds on helmet orchids are a bit further developed - can see the spots now
Budding greenhood
Acianthus bonus - pollinator is almost the size of the flower
More variety in the mushrooms
Closed and open
A different pollinator story on the acianthus - the fly is lurking up there but the pollonia is clear - the yellow blob
Helmet orchid a but further developed - corysanthes aconitiflorus
Was a mushroom day - wavy and pink
Got a side on photo of the helmet orchid. Spurred helmet orchid - spurs just showing
A little fungus action - were a few - hard to photograph as they grab the light
A fine cluster of mushrooms growing on a tree stump
Maybe the grandest of the mushrooms - lines and colour tints
Had done the leech proofing - tuck pants into socks - only made it above boot line. 7 found on boots at home. Good to get out walking and not needing an umbrella
Dinner: Chicken cashew stir fry
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