Tall greenhoods in the rain : August 1 2025

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The East Coast Low has set in - rain everywhere. I had hoped to do a train trip to Blue Mountains on free trains day. Too wet to do that. Got stuck at home doing stuff while the rain was mild

Did get a train up to Berowra to walk a track I have not walked. Armed with umbrella and shopping bags to buy fish on the way home. Photo is a reminder of a road I cycled a lot - down to Berowra Waters for the ferry and ride back

The track today - access Berkeley Trail from the village and loop along Great North Walk

Some steep stairs to get down the cliffs. Homeless person at the top of the stairs- they bother me as their actions are very unpredictable. Photo down the track reminds one that every track becomes a creek

The Great North Walk loops between the railway stations. You can avoid the ups and downs between stations by just walking the track

August time - what flowers to expect - dampiera purpurea with rain drops

Red five corners with rain drops. The leaves are in focus

Sydney boronia coming on well

Lambertia formosa and a wet track looking like it was out early

Budding wattle and the wet track - glad to say it was not raining here

Woolsia pungens

First of the spider grevilleas for the season

This little star flower is tiny - the guide suggests it is an epacris - maybe NSW coral heath flower. Smaller than a US penny and only one flower

Did find evidence of orchids - probably helmet orchid leaves

The rain started just as I hit the main Great North Walk on Sams Trail - good news on two counts. Trail is wide enough to use the umbrella and I see on the map a fire trail going up to the village. Just beyond the You Are Here marker to the left. Taking that

Was a welcome sign - I had studied the map and my wife did knew where I started the walk. Rain was coming down now

Found this seeded helmet orchid under a log. Good thing I did the photo and memorised this as I left my camera phone when I grabbed the umbrella being dragged down by the wind

Not very far along was this orchid on the edge of the fire trail. Oops - no camera - mark the spot - go back - get camera - take photo. The orchid - tall greenhood - bunochilus longifolia. One of two at this spot

Always good to find an orchid on a track not walked before. Next time I will ride the bike to where I came out of the bush and walk from there. Not doing those steep steps again

Last photo of the journey - NSW rail ran two free days - my train rides were free. Used that as I missed my stop going home and rode two more. Bought fish for dinner there and trained back.

Sure was wet when I got home - but I did have a new orchid, a lesson or two and fish for dinner

Dinner: Salmon sous vide - prawns tomorrow

My son's mother sent me a photo of my granddaughter - she visited them today
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01/08/2025
12535
Daily Activity, House Chores, Photowalking, Shopping
Height
183.0 cm
Weight
90.0 kg
Body Fat
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Waist
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Thighs
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Chest
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Berowra walk looks refreshing despite the rain! ☔️ Cycling that road must be great too.

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Nice outing although that path looks very wet in places, perhaps take some photographs of the trains to share for us who simply don't have them anymore.

!BEER Lovely granddaughter too.

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Will do. See them often as we have good train services. Thanks for the !BEER

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Movement over there makes life enjoyable. Taking strain this side, to be expected.

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