Of the myriad of small basal leaves I spotted at Castle rock a few weeks back, only one had a stem and was in flower today. Even when flowering these can be pesky things to differentiate but I feel confident to say this is a Mosquito Orchid (Cyrtostylis robusta). As with several orchids here, theyContinue reading “The slow walk”
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Fire and ice
Another weekend of trying to dodge the weather led to a quick Saturday morning out while Lisa was hoping to bob in the ocean, if it was not too rough. Unfortunately being the one of the two days no one was free to join, I contemplated my options. The forecast for Collie, near Welly Dam,Continue reading “Fire and ice”
Mini-guides for crags of the south west of Western Australia
A Guide to Rock Climbing in WA’s South West was published in January 2016, and has for some years been out of print. As with most things these days, records of what has been going on are now more often than not loaded online. The main repository used being an online forum called The Crag. Continue reading “Mini-guides for crags of the south west of Western Australia”
Nature’s medicine
The car remained in the driveway since returning from my climb with Howsie and Craig on Monday. Having forewarned them I had brought an unwanted guest back from Lisa and my travels they said they were happy to take the gamble and get out with me. It took a greater hold after that trip andContinue reading “Nature’s medicine”
The second play date
A few weeks back one of my camming devices fell afoul of all the climbing I do along the coast. Or more truthfully it fell afoul of my lack of washing off the salt residue, which is nearly always present after having climbed on the ocean’s doorstep. The trigger wire, which is used to pullContinue reading “The second play date”
Sandbagged 