Hyacinth orchids from Blackbutt Creek : December 8 2024

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Another steamy day. The gurus have been talking about an El Nino summer - long, hot and dry. Not working like that at all. A few cloudy days and a bit if rain and high humidity. Must be an age thing - humidity is killing me. Kept busy on a rainy morning

Went walking early afternoon to walk the other part of Blackbutt Creek. This blue bug was trying to fly off the apartment paths - could not take off. Colour blue is amazing

Gazanias remind me of the home we left a little over a year ago

We have all read about amber - this is how it begins - sap from a tree

Oleander flowering - subtle in pink

Swamp lily - only learned the name this week

Stepped back photo of the whole plant

Morning glory creeping down from the gardens into the bush

Pea flowers found on the way into the bush

Flannel flowers too

Just as I got on the mini fire trail, saw this hyacinth orchid

Blotched hyacinth orchid - dipodium variegatum

Found one further along. We have been living here just over one year. I do not recall seeing them this side

Close up

Found a few bonnet orchids - the few flowers around here all had the scrawny look

The more full form - cryptostylis erecta

Side on photo of hood and buds coming along. A hard photo to get focus right

One flowering and one budding with leaf on show

Found this pink hyacinth on the way back

This becomes an ID challenge. The pink says dipodium roseum. The fact the petals do not fold back says dipodium punctatum

Petals are a bit curled back and they are link - leaning to roseum

Bark loss season

Bonnet orchid on track background

Was not expecting to find hyacinth orchids in the rain forest

Dipodium variegatum

Surprised to find a few twining glycine flowering

Puffer mushroom

One more bonnet orchid right in the rain forest

My wife spent her day putting up the Christmas decorations - our tree

Dinner: Stir fried rice
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08/12/2024
11214
Daily Activity, House Chores, Photowalking
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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All the orchids are lovely and your tree is pretty too.

Gazanias are very beautiful, orchids are your favorite flowers. Amazing photography. 11k steps count today, you reached your goal. Good job

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