New season sun orchids in Bomaderry Creek : September 13 2023

Had plannned to do shopping today. My wife was keen to stay home and do not a lot - not true as she did volunteer to look after our friend's puppy. That is full on work. Was in two minds about fitting in a walk. On the drive out chose to walk first and shop after

Walked Bomaderry Creek Regional Park - walked it quite a bit - with the chance of sun orchids chose to walk a cut through to get higher up the powerline trail. Lots of patersonia iris

A day for pea flowers it became

Slender rice flower

Next in the class of pea flowers. Must say the stretch through the bush to the powerlines was a bit bereft which explains why I seldom walk it

Saw this sun orchid under the powerlines off the path. Thelymitra ixioides - spotted sun orchid. There is often a reason for getting off track

Between the spotted sun orchid and the track was this little sun orchid. Looks to me like trim sun orchid - thelymitra peniculata

A bit of the photography challenge - this one taken with shadow over the flower

Spotted sun orchid without spots a little further along

Another trim sun orchid. My Shoalhaven orchid gyide does not have thelymitra peniculata in it. It does have a similar looking orchid - thelymitra media. To me my find does not have the veined appearance on the sepals and petals

Saw these waratahs flowering just where the main access trail crosses under the powerlines

Close up. Always a treat to find these wild. They are often pinched for home displays or for sale - $20 each in the local market

The last of the budding sun orchids under the powerlines. Below this there were none - different types of grasses prospering

Spider against the light about the size of a nickel

View across Bomaderry Creek to Cambewarra Mountain

Epacris gunnii - a new find for me

Pea flower scaled up

Tiny version in a little pink

Tracking back - spotted sun orchid found off track - photo is interesting with 3 columns facing in different directions

Black and orange pea flowers just emerging

More waratahs open

Close up

Track view for this waratah

One last sun orchid on a side track not walked before

Did the shopping - was not in the mood for that but it got done.

With nice weather and a day off doing house preps we decided to ride down to the pub on the river for a wind down drink

It is not often this calm - no wind over Shoalhaven River - view to the river mouth

Looking up river toward Nowra

Nowra is home to the navy base. We often hear and see the helicopters training

Was a good way to wind down and get a mini ride in

Puppy came over to visit - a wind down for her owner fir a drink and a chat.

Dinner: Spaghetti bolognese

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Daily Activity, House Chores, Photowalking, Shopping