Made it out for a late afternoon walk. Been busy doing care stuff for my wife's brother who is visiting for the weekend Walked down to the local Blackbutt Creek track. Got to say I never like seeing a

Heard from a friend that bunny orchids were showing on the Mt Colah side of Ku-ring Gai Chase NP. Took the train to do the walk in - a bit lazy to get the bike ready. Smart move would have been to get

Turning into one of those nothing days - got a few of those going with depression biting away. Walked up to book my car in for service and then do the loop walk through Richmond Park Disturbing graffiti

There was a plan for the day. Drive to pick up tennis shoes and then drive for a walk for autumn orchids. Did not work out that way - car would not start. Had failed to check the interior light switch

Read a post from a friend about her orchid walk in Lyrebird Gully. It is a short walk from Mt Ku-ring Gai station. Have walked it a few times - steep and hot and home to a few chiloglottis orchids Always

Not the normal going home from Shoalhaven Heads photos - chickens are gone so no routine of a shot of the mountain You get roses instead And mushrooms We drove home via Liverpool so my wife could pick

A different day lining up. Have a chance to have a walk with my granddaughters. Simple model - drive down in the direction of the meetup and do a walk Been a bit of rain - tough to get focus Bonnet orchid

A change of patterns - no chickens to feed when we leave but bins need filling. Cleaned bbq needed bins - baby moorhen The shot of the mountain One day ahead of schedule. The forecast says rain. The clouds

Clear blue sky day turned into a slow day. Maybe yesterday's weeding was too much. Did get on the bike - ride to check the two sand tracks at the midpoint of Seven Mile Beach Lobellia to start Greenhood

Wake to a clear blue sky and no noise from the apartment above. Great to be away at the coast. Was thinking of a longish bike ride and orchid walk. Did not work out that way - got busy on other things.

Turned into one of those busy days doing not a lot. A lot of time working out how to do an investing update a week ago. Some of the platforms make it easy to take a snapshot on a particular date - others

Got a different day lined up. Heading to Sydney Fish Markets with my wife's son and grandson. A first visit for me to new and old Market is in the shadow of Anzac Bridge - I walked over the bridge on the

Last day of the road trip. Washed the car to get rid of 100 kms of gravel driving the day before The car aficionados will know this is a pretty special car from the Subaru rally factory. The cable tie

Drive back to Shoalhaven heads with some NP walking

The road trip did not start out the best way. Had a rattling noise going on - stopped a little out of town to check. A loose plate under the car touching the road. Googled a garage to get help Was an easy

Time to start the road trip home. Plan is to do a 5 hour leg with a side trip to explore a known orchid stop near Bairnsdale. Route starts off following where the rail trail went East Hotel in Alberton

Rained a bit overnight but was dry at a slightly earlier start to ride from Venus Bay to coffee shop in Lower Tarwin Rolling clouds are over the hills ahead - not our problem, as we will turn left to head

Wake to packing dreams - no surprise as have been getting ready for the road trip all of Monday. At least everything is stashed in piles and the gear choices are made. Did a quick shop - took the car as

Up earlier than normal after an earlier night. Cannot say I slept any better - the noise from the bitch upstairs does not recognise times. Did get me on a train earlier than usual - took the easy path

Day started with a message from a friend. She has found the midge orchids I told her about - a first sighting for her. That got me moving to check out my other known site Pea flower on the way into the