Saturday, 10 August 2019

Wednesday 7th August

SHE SAID:

Happy 26th anniversary hubby, you are the best “EVER”. Xxx

With Wendy the home owner, & her daughter, out by 8.30am, we had the day to get to know the dogs, & of course check out the orchid spots that Wendy had suggested we go to! With mud-maps in hand we followed her instructions, & eventually found the right areas. (My lack of reading the maps correctly had us off in the wilds a couple of times).

More new to me orchids were seen; the rain & the wind caught up with us, but it wasn’t too bad! It was very nice returning to the toasty warm house; the log fire works well. I think the dogs were very content!

Wendy & Georgia headed for Perth around 4.30pm, & we were left in charge of the 2 dogs, 3 cats & 3 chickens!

South Coast Spider Orchid (Caladenia meridionalis)
Pterostylis ectypha (Murdoch Snail Orchid)

Top left; Wildflower & Blue beard Orchid (Pheladenia deformis)
Bottom; Curled-tongue Shell Orchid (Pterostylis rogersii) & basal leave

Pink Boronia / Almost open Curly Locks Sun Orchid (Thelymitra uliginosa)  with twisted leaf
HE SAID:

Well, 26 years! Where did it all go? It has certainly been great! I am a very lucky bloke!

We managed to eventually find the right places for the orchids. At one place we mucked it up and were really battling to get through dense brush, mud, and grasses, when we bailed out, re-read the instructions and moved to where we should have been in the first place. It was a lot easier there.

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