Blackbutt Creek promises orcids : November 12 2025

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A work from home day for my wife - she is looking after her grandson from midday. He is sick with croup and cannot go to kindergarten.

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Posed later with his new hat on a rakish angle

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Nap time gave me the chance to go walking. Lily time from the neighbouring gardens

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Idea was to walk the opposite side of Blackutt Creek from last walk. Native violet for my granddaughter Violette

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Saw the Sydney Water sign at the start of the track. This area may be affected by sewerage overflow. NSS - track somewhat blocked by the Environmental services trucks. Can smell the piss. What is the pump doing - pumping the sewerage overflow down the creek. Smell it!!

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Crossed Blacbutt Creek to walk up to Keparra Steet - not walked all the way up

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Cross Blackbutt Creek - no need to step in sewerage overflow

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Track sign out the other side. Feels like ore than 250 metres to get back to the road

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Walked a long slice below the houses. Saw a few flannel flowers

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Hypericum on tha way back - no signs of orchids. This segment was reduction burned a few months ago - orchids next year?

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A small flash of pink - trigger flowers. They clearly like a burn disruption

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Back to the track below - maybe a yellow rush lily like I saw in Worrigee the other day

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Back to the main track - bonnet orchid budding. Leaf is quite close to flower spike

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Close up shows the bud diverging and just opening out

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Two buds. The test is to find where the leaves are. This is an orchid that will throw a spike away from the main site

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Closer up - no signof the bonnet folding out

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Now to part two - are there any hyacinth orchids? Clues. A few bracts standing tall

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Close up - probably
Dipodium roseum - rose hyacinth - dark spike

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One more - spike not as dark - probably dipodium variegatum

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The full spike

Got the steps done. Did cook dinner - pizza - no photos
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12/11/2025
11318
House Chores, Photowalking

Height
183.0 cm
Weight
90.0 kg
Body Fat
%
Waist
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Thighs
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Chest
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