Checking greenhoods on Lovers Jump Creek - one open : May 25 2023

The days just roll one into the other. Getting hard pressed to recall what I did the morning before. Published the weekly investing post. Did a lot of garden tidy up - raking leaves from the trees we do not have.

Took the local track walk to go get a few things from the shops. It is a greenhood recce walk. Coastal maroonhood - flowering next month

In a secret place are these greenhoods. A few more plants than last year - hope they produce flowers

Banksia flowering

Same or different?

Fun fungus

Mushrooms looking like dried peaches

Two stages - new on the left

NSW coral heath flower

Also in purple - starting to crack as it flattens out

Found this greenhood spot last walk - intrigued to know what it is. No sign of buds yet

Sharp greenhood still flowering from last week

Front on - pterostylis acuminata - labellum not showing

Matching rosette

A rather withered purpurea

Mini flannel flower - a favourite - flower is the size of a US penny

Greenhood rosette on the way back - ID not known

Pea flower

Did get a second orchid in flower - small mosquito orchid - acianthus pusillis. Flower is a little bigger than a match head. Green leaf for background worked in low light

Did the few items shopping

Dinner: Been a while since making a chicekn tagine dish

Ingredients: quartered chicken with Moroccan spice, onion, carrot, sweet potato, pumpkin, egg plant, zucchini, garlic, dried fruit (peaches, apricots, prunes, dates). Ideally use preserved lemons - used brandy qumquats. Spice - cinnamon quills, cumin, coriander.

Brown the chicken. Deglaze with a little wine. Heat up the small amount of liquid - saffron, water, chicken stock - maybe half a cup - add the spices. Then layer from the bottom - quills on the bottom and then layer based on how long things take to cook. Carrots and onion on the bottom. Chicken next. Then the veges. Then the dried fruit - cook for 15 or 30 minutes. Spoon a little of the sauce over spots not cooking. Should not take more than an hour on low.

Serve with couscous or quinoia - did the latter.

Was fab

Trade action: Bought STO.AX, RIG. Hedged SPY - market feels toppy.

Investing post here https://mclnks.com/tib656

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