Bobbin Head Track walk - more of s yellow walk than anything : January 22 2026
Had a plan for the day to go and get tennis shoes. Original idea was to use public transport. 50 minutes vs 14 in the car. Morning drifted away - used the car with a National Park walk on the way back
Sure pleased of the change of plan. Shop did not have shoes in my size - who thought tennis shoes got that complicated - width, sole colour, hard vs synthetic surface. And there is a model change coming up - wait 4 weeks. Would not have been happy doing the 50 minutes back with no shoes
Chose this track in Ku-ring Gai Chase NP hoping to find midge orchids - I know a few spots - NSW coral heath flower to start
Hibbertia flower close to the ground - a bit different to the ones I am used to. A trailing guinea flower
Banksia flowering - this one with smooth edges to the leaf and a bit more bullet like
Lots of pine-leafed geebung flowering
Feeling like another yellow flower day - pea flower
Conesticks flowers still going well this side
Splashes of pink and the eriostemon start flowering
A few wattle flowers still going
Under the powerlines is often a good spot for midge orchids - they like the open grassy bits. No luck here
A late opener for the leptospermum squarrosum - only saw one
A different banksia flower - less bullet like and serrated leaves - banksia serratum
Back under the powerlines. When they remade the main trail there was a lot of sand moved on this side track. No luck finding the 3 midge orchids that have come up here every year for years. Typically takes two seasons after a big disruption - if they come back
Back to yellow - goodenia
Did meet the angophora lady. You may recall photos of angophora flowers with bags around them - she is doing seeds study
The only orchid find of the day - seeded tongue orchids - cryptostylis subulata. Found only one plant - last year there were well over 20
Walked back under the small powerline - no luck with midge orchids but did find a few purple fringe lilies
A side on view.
Was weird weather - blue sky - full cloud - patches of blue - full cloud. Stayed dry which was a bonus - no umbrella
Walk done - steps done - no tennis for at least 4 weeks.
Did cook dinner late - duck fried rice using up the Chinese duck from a few days back
Stayed up late to finish last week's investing post - was a huge week. Check it out at https://mclnks.com/tib794
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