GUMNUTS.....AND OTHER STUFF

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Wildwood and Mount Tomah.

With Les and Lori.

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Link: Bell Bird call.

The Cherry Blossom put on a good show.

Grasshoppers Resting.

Yellow Robin.

Lynn found the robin's nest.

That's what happens to you when you drink all the water.

Part of the cascades at Wildwood.

Twice as nice.

Part of the walk at Wildwood.

The waterfall at Wildwood.

A red Rhododendro

It must have been the prunes.

They were so tame they didn't fly away.

Relaxing by the pond.

I think there were splinters in my seat.

Now back up the hill to the cafe for lunch.

AThis was a nice quiet spot down at the pond.dd caption

Short Sheep, like we saw at Mudgee.

Not sure what these were.

'Well, haven't you ever seen a Pixie before?"

Pixie Fun.

He thought we couldn't see him.

Don't fairies know it's not good manners to drink out of a bowl.

Lynn liked these Violets so much she bought some.

Bell-bird (Bell Miner)

Angel and a Mermaid (?)

Waratah

Les strides up the steep path easily.

Rest-a-While.

Cherry blossom time.

Different forms of Waratah at Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens.

Waratahs and Proteas.

"Here we are".

Come on Les, join in..............

..............."Al lright then, here we are".

About time, I was starting to worry.

Succulent.

Forgotten

Eastern Spinebill.

Sydney Town, 83 kms (52 miles) away, from Mount Tomah.

Cameras: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS and Sony DSC-W690

Friday, September 18, 2015

A Flora Walk Along Porters Rd Kenthurst.

Hardenbergia - Hardenbergia violacea

I thought I'd check this area out again after finally finding out where Porters Road was after visiting here in August on the Threatened Species Tour.

A couple of things surprised me on the walk, not so much the plants (though the amount of weed species did) but all the other activities going on here. A gun range with buildings, sand-mining with truck parking before you get onto the main site and a fairly well setup (I would say) illegal bicycle obstacle course with jumps, through a nice patch of ground orchids, and a bridge. Oh yes, when I first got there, there was a woman walking about six dogs, including greyhounds, all off leash along the reserve road.

Maybe someone who knows the name of the plants I'm not sure of might want to leave comment, I'd be most thankful.

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