Seven Mile Beach ride and caladenia orchod carnival : October 4 2025

Need to get moving a bit earlier today as I have to cook lunch for friends - makes for a plan for a shorter ride to get to the middle of Seven Mile Beach - stopped on a small side track on the way

Not far from the bike park was this pink caladenia orchid. I thought I would find some here

There were a few each with small variations - dumpy fingers - all other features the same

Deeper pink - also dumpy fingers - all other features the same

Rode up to next track that goes down to the beach - lots of dyanella showing

Next up - some different colouring on this caladenia - purple tinges along the calli

First native violet is always photographed for my granddaughter Violette

And then back to unravelling the pink caladenia

Dumpy fingers - green column. What is noticeable once I point it out - petals have a fine layer of grey sand on them - thrown up from the track

Back to differences- deeper pink on the petals, a line of pink along the calli and an insect hanging onto the column

The shape of the lobes is different - they have a flare out and these flares are tinged pink

Maybe the photo of the day - good focus on a flower smaller than a US penny

Track ends at the beach - one person on the section northward to Gerroa

And deserted to the south toward Shoalhaven Heads

Leptospermum squarrosum right next to the beach

Pea flowers with eyes peering back. These were low to the ground and less affected by the wind

The Australian bluebell got a helper- that slither of grass held it firm for the photo. Flower is also tinier than a US penny - the depth gets in the way for good focus

A few more caladenia on the way back - dumpy fingers plain form in pink

Ants like the paper daisy - this one still get yellow bits

While are on bugs - this one sucking nectar from the caladenia

Photos a bit out of sequence - blunt-tipped greenhood - pterostylis curta near the beach in a known spot

Did pose for a selfie - wearing my 2014 GCC jersey earned in the first year of the GCC for raising more than $500 - done that plus every year since

An easy ride - just under 7 kms out - walk 2 kms to the beach and cycle back

Sure pleased I found orchids without forcing down the known sidetrack. And got back home in time to sous vide salmon for lunch. Our friends bought the prawns and salmon. My job was to sous vide salmon at home and seer at our friend's house to serve. My wife made a fab green salad to match.

We had a lovely lunch. I got yo walk the dog a few times

A big day

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