Dropped my wife off at the station - she is still not ready to drive home after work. Went for a haircut - nitnhad one for a while. Got to say it is the worst haircut I have had in 60 years. Seems she wanted to cut out all the curls. There was maybe one army haircut worse - just before we started 3 months operational service on the Angola border.
Early start gave me plenty time to do a train-walk - went to walk Mt Ku-ring Gai Track. Milkmaids to start
This little bug caught my eye - green with legs. A bit breezy to get a photo in focus. One hand holding the backing leaf and the other leaf wedged in the same hand. It is a spider
Starburst flower as open as they get
Pink spider grevillea
Last days for the slender rice flower
Part of the walk mission was sun orchids - every blue flower got me looking - dampiera purpurea
Drumsticks flowers also ending
Did get an orchid - bearded orchid - a bit of an ID challenge with no tape below the labellum and only the faintest pair of basal glands - calochilus robertsonii. Next one is different
ID challenge close to the ground - hibbertia vs goodenia
A drumsticks flower still going well
Pea flower - a few going
Chose not to walk down the steps. Last walk here cost me a bad knee which is just recovering
Many walks ago I found a geocache labelled Firemen's Rest. Fiudnt8dsy a small side track to where it should have been. A few seats with a view across the valley
A memorial to 4 firemen who died in a prescribed burn fire in 2000. RIP. Walked past a lot and not known it was here
This rock form standing is amazing - like an eagle looking over their last place
More amazing is the step back shot showing light below - the rock is standing free
Now this I know is hibbertia
Walked a side track to the Cowan Creek side # found this lambertia formosa
And another bearded orchid. ID is clear - the distinctive tape of the red bearded orchid - calochilus paludosus. Makes orchid two for the day
Front on with no basal glands looking back
Flower unfolding with tape first
View over Cowan Creek. Maybe 2 kms away but could hear the jet ski conversation
Evidence on long time history. This rock is 200 metres above the creek bit is hollowed out by water - not from above as it is the top of the ridge
Grey spider grevillea
Leptospermum squarrosum on cliff edge
Gnarled eucalyptus form looking out over the creek
Scribbly gum hollowed out with the tree above still fine
Lomandra opening up
Seeded bearded orchid - looks like tape locks in last
Looks like a sundew flower but plant does not match
Good easy walk with two orchids and knee is OK
Train action at Mt Ku-ring Gai - containers
Got up-to-date with investing blog post. Wife came home early. Cooked a Thai basil mince dish - first time worked well
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