Author Archives: krishseewraj

Cheers to that

A weekend of not climbing was on the cards last weekend, to allow the body to relax and recover.  But the weekend cried out to include some outdoor time, resulting in Lisa and I going for a Sunday wander with the poodles out at Crooked Brook Forest.  Allowing us to balance some outdoor time togetherContinue reading “Cheers to that”

Local is best

A lot can happen in a week in the orchid world, so I was very keen to get out and look about as soon as returned from Queensland.  I’ve often heard how people travel from far and wide to experience the ‘big’ months of Western Australia’s South West orchid season, when many species come out. Continue reading “Local is best”

Part 4 – The final push

Howsie and I decided we would head to completely different location in the morning, and that required an early’ish departure.  But not before we enjoyed breakfast at the campsite, helped break camp, and said goodbye to Rongy and Sarah.  They were heading back to Brisbane, and had work the next day.  Mikie didn’t need toContinue reading “Part 4 – The final push”

Part 2 – The big stuff

The Glass House Mountains alone contain 24 regional ecosystems.  And being spring I was hoping there may have been a heap of flowers.  However, as we walked to each crag, often through a different vegetation complex, we really didn’t see too much.  My attention was of course aimed at orchids, but I should have doneContinue reading “Part 2 – The big stuff”

Part 1 – Old and new introductions

The last time I had a week long climbing trip was to Victoria to visit and climb with Dan in the Grampians.  Originally planned for Easter 2020, it was delayed by two years due to the pandemic.  Early last year, Dan and I started to chat about another catch-up.  An adventurous one that would seeContinue reading “Part 1 – Old and new introductions”

Drawn out by the sun

In centuries, and decades, gone past mass land clearing has resulted in isolated pockets of native vegetation complexes remaining.  Sometimes these look orchidy, and at other times they look infested with weeds that have crept in from the surrounding land.  Usually agricultural or rural in nature.  South of Bunbury the Franklandia Nature Reserve is splitContinue reading “Drawn out by the sun”