Category Archives: Going walkabout

I was trying to tell myself not to send another post of my orchid hunting this weekend, but as you can tell I didn’t listen to myself.  Today I went to two spots, the first being a small patch of bush called the Katherine Chauhan Reserve.  No more than 10 acres (4 hectares), surrounded byContinue reading “Let the hammer fall”

This post is short and sweet, a bit like my quick scoot round a community managed reserve found just off the highway on the way to Bunbury.  The reason for the dash to this spot, which I had previously never been too, will be revealed later.  But what drew my attention was again receiving imagesContinue reading “Keep moving”

This week it didn’t look like I was going to get out for a single weekday wander, a stark contrast from the week before.  In part I had not received any images from ‘work’ Josh, as oppose to ‘climbing’ Josh, to get me all enthused; also the weather was a bit hit and miss; andContinue reading “The multi-coloured picture show”

I feel like I’ve been wandering about a fair bit weeks… and in part blame Josh for it.  Not the Josh I climb with, but someone from work.  Unlike me his job takes him out in the field a fair bit, to secluded spots where we have stream flow and groundwater level measurement infrastructure.  ForContinue reading “Here, there, and everywhere”

It seems that there is always something on to stop us from dragging the camper trailer out of the shed.  Which is where it has been stashed since April this year, but this weekend the stars aligned and we finally got away.  The last time, despite it being glorious weather at home, we drove straightContinue reading “In need of a recharge”

I’ve stumbled across a new local spot to hunt orchids, and it is the closest one to where we live yet.  In fact it is an even shorter distance from where we lived for seven years, and we never checked it out.  That might be because it isn’t publicised, has no parking areas, and thereContinue reading “A picture paints a thousand words”

Friday afternoon I would normally be working from home, but due to unavoidable meetings I found myself in the office as the clock clicked towards the end of my working day and week.  Earlier in the week I was chatting to a couple of people at work, who also like to check out the flowers,Continue reading “Sitting on the fence”

Yesterday evening Josh messaged to ask if I had heard about the Queen of Sheba Orchid being spotted round Bunbury.  He mentioned that the word on the street was that it had, but he didn’t have any more details.  And nor did I.  Why is all this relevant, well this orchid is only found inContinue reading “The word on the street”

I blame Mario for igniting my desire to see if two weeks has been enough to allow any more orchids to come out.  He sent me an image of a Winter Donkey Orchid (Diuris brumalis), which are the first of the donkeys orchids to flower.  They are however only found on the scarp, which comprisesContinue reading “A bit of encouragement”