Saturday
8th October 2016
SHE
SAID:
I
had planned an orchid free day, but it was not to be!
Tony
had given me the email address of a lady who lives in Farrer &
regularly walks around Farrer Ridge. She knows where all the orchids
are. Well, she returned my email, & after talking with her we
arranged to go up after lunch. She showed us lots of orchid sites;
several areas with flowers out & more with buds!
So
I now have another place to add to my list of places to return to in the coming
weeks.
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| Pink Fingers - Pterostylis carnea on Farrer Ridge |
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| Swan Orchid (Hymenochilus cycnocechilus) |
HE SAID:
I had not been up on Farrer Ridge since I was a kid. In fact I didn't even know that it was called Farrer Ridge then. It just used to be "the bush behind so-and-so's house".
Julie was very helpful, and friendly. I am sure that Varena got a lot of valuable orchid info during the afternoon. But a memorable snippet Julie mentioned was that a truck hit her house just before it was finished being built. I looked it up online and found an article from 1971, and there is even a grainy photo. She has an unusual claim to fame.
I had not been up on Farrer Ridge since I was a kid. In fact I didn't even know that it was called Farrer Ridge then. It just used to be "the bush behind so-and-so's house".
Julie was very helpful, and friendly. I am sure that Varena got a lot of valuable orchid info during the afternoon. But a memorable snippet Julie mentioned was that a truck hit her house just before it was finished being built. I looked it up online and found an article from 1971, and there is even a grainy photo. She has an unusual claim to fame.
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