Tuesday
4th
July 2017
SHE
SAID:
FANTASTIC... there
is blue sky visible!
I
hastily decided on a day out plan for us. We
headed up to the Tablelands in hopes of seeing Tully Falls flowing; the river has been diverted to power the local hydro-electric scheme. We
found out late in the day that it wasn't flowing. Apparently it only
happens when the river is in full flood, not just a few days of heavy
rain.
BUT,
before getting to the falls lookout, we had a couple of other stops.
One very short photo stop at Pepina Falls, & then what turned out
to be a 2 hour stop at Little Millstream Falls.
WHY? ...
Geoff found me 3 types of terrestrial orchids: 2 Greenhoods & a
Mosquito Orchid. The first seen in months. I
was one happy little vegemite!
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| The first waterfalls of the day |
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| Geoff took this panorama with me doing my thing! |
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| A very happy wiffey! |
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| Little Millstream Falls |
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The top of Tully Gorge with what was the falls to the right -
you can see the pool where it used to flow over
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Acianthus borealis -
Northern Mosquito Orchid
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| Pterostylis stricta - Northern Greenhood |
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Pterostylis sp. - Greenhood
(Not sure if this is the same as the above yet)
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I needed a day out. And Varena had a spur of the moment thought, that as a decent bit of weather was finally upon us, we should go out! So, out we went. The Little Millstream Falls was a scenic area, and my locating some orchids for her just made it a great spot. She gets so excited at these orchid finds; it is a real motivator for me.
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