Leek orchid and pea flower day in Terrey Hills plus a new season fingers orchid : August 19 2026

The sun came out. Did some laundry to use that time. Not organised enough time get out on the bike - not ridden in Sydney since November. All a function of living in a place that is not safe to cycle. Yep - not comfortable after cycling over 50,000 kms across Austrlia. Not a lot of that was done in the cities

Got in the car to drive across to Terrey Hills side of Ku-ring Gai Chase NP. Looking for two specific spring orchids seen on the track in prior years. Start off with a tiny pea flower in the grass

Next up a purple pea flower

Tiny goodenia just opening up - maybe a third the size of a US penny

Hairy mintbush - a new find

First orchid of the day was an opener since last walk - fringed leek orchid

Lots of Sydney boronia all along the track

Next leek orchid right next to tbe track shows will how the flower spike grows up inside the leaf

Prasophyllum brevilabre - 2nd for the day

Next one up shows the stage after pollination. Seed capsule starts to swell and sepals come together

Next of the pea flowers - pale in purple

A few hibbertia types - a clustered flower

Back to pea flowers. Have not spent a lot of time on ID. It is the 2nd largest genus of flowers after orchids - lots to learn

Good test right here - are these two different - shape of pointy bit and colour say yes

Grand old eucalyptus somewhat spread-eagled

Cluster of greenhood rosettes - cannot recall seeing them this far away from the rainforest segment

We have seen these this walk. Go back two peaflowers. Did like the clustering

Decided to walk all the way to Wilkins FT - hoping to find waxlip orchids in the grassy section and sun orchids on the way back.

No luck with either but there was a lot in flowers - a few drumstick flowers just showing

Next of the peaflowers. Close up shows bug action - a tiny grasshopper

With big eyes looking back

Wax flowers aplenty. Sadly the coral heath flower shots were poor - flashes of tiny white

A different hibbertia

Tracking back looking down the slope to the creek. Grand old eucalyptus with a few snake orchid plants in the forks. Classic location

Another cluster of greenhood rosettes different to the last

One flower spike nibbled off

Found one orchid leaf and spike emerging on the way back - maybe a sun orchid or a beared orchid

Did walk offtrack in the rainforest - trim greengood closed up with insect trapped

Found a few open - side on - bunochilus longifolia

Front on

Did find one of the target orchids open in the last 400 steps of an 11k steps walk. When I walk I focus on one side of the track - missed it coming down in a new spot

Front on - white finger orchid - caladenia catenata. First for the season

Walk done. Did some shopping. Picked up a parcel.

Did cook dinner - cottage pie from yesterday bolognese sauce

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Daily Activity,House Chores,Photowalking,Shopping

Height 183 cm		Weight 90 kg		Body Fat %
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