Four Orchid Day: Actifit Report Card: September 9 2021

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The day started with a grey mood and some greyness. The blue sky came back. I did some garden tidy up.

I pushed forward with my idea to walk all the local tracks. I want to find a way to walk into a suburb that has orchids but I cannot get there by road under current rules. Drive to next suburb and access national park from there and walk across the next creek.

I got a message from my sister with some tough family news. That smacked me right back in the black hole. The painted stone I found down the track helped the mood later on

Right where I read the message was this bearded orchid - it is like a message from on high - calochilus robertsonii - first time on this track

Right across the track was this tongue orchid - cryptostylis subulata - first for the season.

Did find a few bearded orchid buds getting ready up top - will share just one photo.

Saw lots of this iris - quite a few with double flowers. Something along these tracks works for them - tons I saw.

View across to Duffys Forest - that is where I am heading - down across Kierans Creek and then up the other side

Looks like a sturt pea - it is not

This rock carve out shows how high the waters will come when the ice caps melt = 150 metres above the creek.

Track dropped down to this fabulous pool. A quiet haven away from the world

Did cross the creek on a low level crossing with feet wet but could not find the track on the other side. Did track back and found the path went south and crossed the creek on rocks with dry feet. From there it was a scramble up the cliffs.

I was talking to myself. "Sure hope I find orchids on this side". Just off the steep sections I spied this little white fairy orchid

2nd flower is what I look for - caladenia alata in a new location. Onwards and upwards to Ryland Trail which access the powerlines

View back from whence I walked back to the far power pole

This is a better developed trail - did see some bearded orchids on the way

And one flowering - copper bearded orchid - calochilus campestris - first for the year and new find on the track.

Close up - note the two plates at the base of the labellum

Context photo shows how easy it is to find on the edge of the trail. Walked quite a bit more but no joy for orchids - lots of irises. Turned back to make the trip back down to the creek

Loved the afternoon light on this pea flower.

Did find the 3rd alata near the others. It was a good confirmation as it told me I was still on the right path. It is easy to get lost in this type of bush

Follow the coloured ties in the trees

And where there are no ties, follow the piled stones straight over the cliff edge.

Saw this pea flower low down - love the colour

Not seen this white coloured pea flower before

Found another painted stone on the way out. Quite an artist. I did stop at the site of the early orchids to make a depression black hole video. It was too noisy before. Snapped the top side of the tongue orchid then

Turned into a huge walk. Glad I drove down to the start so I did not have to ride the big hill home. Stopped at the shops on the way home for a few things

Dinner: Bbq

Trade action: Sold COST. Bought ABBV, CCJ, JKS, TMHC. Fx trade short AUDNZD.
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