Wake to packing dreams - no surprise as have been getting ready for the road trip all of Monday. At least everything is stashed in piles and the gear choices are made. Did a quick shop - took the car as I have to bring the car to apartment to load.
Easy enough pack - load all the gear in one bag and put a bit of food and panniers in the car. Set up the roof rack and load the bike on the roof. A bit later leaving than planned. Was directed on a different route than normal. Worked well as it knocked 15 minutes off quickest time and had no tolls. Stopped at this lookout first time ever - been past this at least 100 times. Fab view of Wollongong
Looking north to Royal National Park - great cloud forms for colour
Took the time to get the new bike rack for front panniers sorted for the bike - best done ahead of time. Did have to take it off as there is a chance the bike with front wheel off will not fit on the roof rack
Mowed the lawns - grown a lot since neighbour cut them last week. And had enough time to go for a ride to check a new saddle. Always risky to try a new saddle but the old one is not great
And a chance to walk Seven Mile Beach NP - mushroom time - mission - my almanac was saying it is time for choglottis orchids
Silver top mushroom suggests a different theme
Lots and lots of native violets - always a photo for my granddaughter Violette. Will see her tomorrow
Not the orchid bud I was expecting to see .
Colouring just showing suggests dipodium variegatum a few weeks late
Mushroom type three for the day - this has quite a few forms as it develops - eventually start to ruffle up and out
White mushroom similar in shape to the silver top but white
Found the orchid leaves on the way back. Lots of plants on this side of the track. In previous years, they were plentiful on the other side. Set back by the track work and the hazard reduction bu
A few more plants - did spy some spikes forming
Yes. Keep looking - has to be one flower
Yes - a chiloglottis flower first for this season in Seven Mile Beach NP. Thinking chiloglottis diphylla based on form of calli down the labellum
Front on showing the calli down the labellum
Side on - always like to find more than one flower in a session
Cutest pink mushroom
And a yellow fungus on a fallen log. It wants to grab the light
A short ride to test the saddle - needs some adjusting to push the sit bones back a bit
Stayed up late after cooking dinner to do a YouTube short for Free Magnet Bot
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Height183 cm | Weight90 kg | Body Fat% | |||
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