Friday, Aug 23, 2024

[Man From Ironbark]

My days of pushing myself are becoming more careful these days. I've hurt myself badly by going too hard. Besides, She Who Must Be Obeyed, is much slower than myslef these days so I have to go slow so she can keep up.
Stubborn as, we are both still enjoying our walks. This day in 2017, she had a stem cell transplant and it was one of those either it works and you live or it doesn't and you don't. However, she's still in remission.

One of the orchids we spotted on today's walk. Which was on some quite steep and rugged terrain.
Diuris maculata, Leopard orchid. Diuris have a general name of donkey orchid due to the ears..


The orchid flowers are small enough but this Slender Violet is simply tiny by comparison.



Here's an idea of the size of most of the terrestrial orchids we have locally. These being pink fingers or Caladenia carnea.