First signs of endangered brittle midge orchid for 2026 : February 24 2026
Got to love our upstairs neighbour shuffling stuff around from 11pm until I went to bed just before 1am. Doing my head in as I cannot bang our sliding doors when my wife is trying to sleep. If I was home alone it would be all guns blazing - loud music, sliding doors, bangs on the windows. Sets the mood for the day - get out
Took the bike on the train - photo shot at Gordon Station
The mission is midge orchids - one in particular - normally flowering February but seen earlier on this track. A flash of purple to start right in the middle of the track
This shot got me interested. Looks like the flowers on the midge orchid I am looking for. As it happens it was a seed from the tree above
Did find a spike - bud just at the top. The only bud showing. Brittle midge orchid - genoplesium baueri
Hiding in these fallen branches where I found my first unassisted ones all those years ago. Sure hope there are more. All the spots higher up have been scraped out - wallabies most likely
At least the purple fringe lilies are doing well. For my friend Landie - she loves them - purple is her colour
Found a few new spots for corunastylis ruppii
Close up
A friend said to take photos of leaves - there are none. The flower spike grows through a sheath which is the leaf in the early days - then it just shows a bump on up the spike
Seeded form
Another plant - not seen before
Corunastylis ruppii
Peach-flowered tea tree
Epacris pulchella - NSW coral heath flower
Double decker banksia
Last week this patch had three scrapes and one orchid. Now four scrapes - wallaby got fed on orchid tubers
Grey spider grevillea. Ever wonder what comes next?
This is the seeded form - not noticed before
Pea flower just closing up
Hibbertia from 2nd part of the track
The one fringed midge orchid on this sidenis just finishing off
A bit of side on shot
Front on - last days
Easy to get confused on the next flowers - rounded edges of woollsia pungens
Pointy edges of epacris pulchella
TooK a lot of banksia flower photos - only one in focus
Monitor lizard heading up the tree - small one
Did get another banksia in focus - a pin leafed version
Orchid spotter eyes were on - hard to know what - maybe a bearded orchid. Not seen them here before
Good news is there are a bunch
Twin fringe lilies
Signs of season change - mushroom time
Decided to ride home all the way. It is downhill and safe enough until a fuckwit overtook me. Going down hill at the speed limit with a double white line and a car upcoming and speed humps. Was spitting chips as I got to roundabout below just as he did. Was tempted to tap the roof. Chose not to as I would have decked the fuckwit when he got out the car. Did decide to finish the trip home by train. Mind has to be 100% to deal with traffic
My wife was asked to look after her grandson - drove down with snacks - had a play in the park. Floss flower came from the park. We had fun.
Nice glass of wine with his mum. First time doing that since his parents split
Did cook dinner late - simple sausage BBQ plus salad
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