Sheldon Forest explore to find white fingers orchids : August 21 2026
My wife headed out for her sewing session. Gave me the morning clear tinhead out for a walk. Was doing investing stuff - decided a blue sky day had to be used. Maybe a chance to find white fingers orchids flowering in Sheldon Forest Turramurra. Catch train - walk a different route to the forest and then out to next station down
Different route drops down below the Pacific Highway and offers up some old houses. Now two semis
Grand old house all fenced off with NSW Government signs - no idea what it was. Looks quite heritage and hopefully will be preserved in some form. Google no help
Road loops down below the railway line - above this house - a painted red brick house from the 50s or 60s
More traditional cottage from with a porch
And a traditional clipboard house. Will spare you the blocky mansions interspersed
Passion fruit vine at the scout hall
The mission today - white fingers orchid - none the last visit
Hypericum in yellow
Pea flower in yellow
Did find the target in the known spot - caladenia catenata
Side on - classic form - yellow tip to the labellum. Pink tip to the column. White flower and white calli. Green back to dorsal sepal
Unfolding form - swollen capsule suggests it could be seeded form
A few in frame
Visiting ant - they like the pheromones
Side on
One growing in among the acianthus orchid leaves - no spikes
Budding form promises a flower next week
One cluster of chiloglottis orchid leaves - no flowers - maybe next year
Did find a nodding greenhood in a spot missed last walk - last legs
Maybe a new spike emerging on this rosette close by
2nd part of the walk to check on bootlace orchids - still no flowers
A good 3 metres above ground
Checked around the back of the tree - another plant
Comes from here with the old one alongside
Buds formed - not far off the ground
Lomandra - looks like a pile of spikes
Zoomed in - a flower in the centre
Location shot
Walked a side track up the side not walked before - makes a new spot for white fingers orchids
Caladenia catenata - two angles to test focal points
Mission achieved
One urban shot on the way to station - violet for my granddaughter Violette.
Had to run for the train.
Big walk.
Did cook bbq dinner. Surprised to find a 2014 off-dry Semillon was still alive in colour and crisp to drink
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