Blue sky walk down Blackbutt Creek for orchids : July 1 2026

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Head down on a grey day starting to work on my own tax accounting. At last my accountant had sent the things I asked for months ago. Will help me focus the digging I have to do. Got to say I hate taxes and grey days. Did that for a whole and the cloud started to break

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Walked down to the local creek across the golf course - a warm day for July and a quiet golf course. Time to get my act together to get back to playing

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Violet on the golf course for my granddaughter Violette

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Mushroom season - a splash of red

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Heath flowers still going strong

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A few chiloglottis plants surviving the track work - nothing budding

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Trim greenhood also survived the track work. One colony gone but this one is good

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Pterostylis concinna with its distinctive forked labellum

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A tidy colony - at least 10 flowers open in two patches

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In the colony was this acianthus orchid - pixie caps. Photo taken with zoom to reach across the chiloglottis colony

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Back to mushrooms

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Budding acianthus orchid - veining on leaf and shape of the bud suggests it is a new season find

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One a bit further along in budding

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And next show is budding chiloglottis orchid

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One more on a mossy bank. There are two types that flower late along this way - going to guess this is chiloglottis formicifera - wavy edges to leaf is a clue. Will know in a week

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Next step on the acianthus ID - a bit better developed - first season sighting of mayfly orchid - acianthus caudatus

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Found one five corners flower open

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Another budding chiloglottis - looks different. Did say there were two that flower about this time

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Next photo looks like a repeat - it is posed. Saw this tuber with two leaves attached. Ever wonder what a tuber looks like

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Last days of the sharp greenhoods - one flower found left going - lots of rosettes

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Front on view - pterostylis acuminata

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Turning into a healthy colony tumbling down to track edge

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Mushroom and orchid leaves

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A quite different mushroom - black and views of the underside

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Was hoping these would be flowering. Not a spike for a known colony of pterostylis nutans

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Tried out some manual camera settings on this mushroom. The bright bit grabs the light - tried to tone that down. Might need a course

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Another budding greenhood spot - leaf looks like nodding greenhood but the flower spike is a bit short

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Last mushroom shot.

Walk worked well to clear the head. Nice to be under blue sky on a mild day.

Did cook dinner: Pizza


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01/07/2026
12022
Daily Activity,House Chores,Photowalking

Height
183 cm
Weight
90 kg
Body Fat
%
Waist
cm
Thighs
cm
Chest
cm
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