Bush walk

Hello from Western Australia where the weather has been a mixed bag.  I arrived to a wet, cold and very windy state.  The weather has calmed and the days are now warmer with lovely sunshine.  I've been very busy gardening for Mum as the weeds have taken off in a big way.  With the snake season just around the corner, I'm keen to get rid of long grass in garden beds so if any slithery creatures decide to visit they can be seen.

I have taken the opportunity to do one of the things I love while visiting home which is walking in the bush adjacent to the farm.  This time of the year there are some wild flowers in bloom and orchids can still be seen although they are past their best.  There is a very distinct smell to the bush and one I love.  Below are some photos I took on my walk.  There are rather a few so you might want to grab a cuppa before having a look. Many of the flowers photographed are tiny and I don't know the names of many.

Walking down the track to the bush which is in the top left hand side of the photo.  The yellow daisy like flowers are Cape weed and originally come from South Africa.

The old track we use to walk or cycle along to catch the school bus.  At the edge of the bush is a gravel road used for local traffic.

Everlastings

This is very typical of the type of bush land I walked in.  You can just see two green 28 (Port Lincoln) parrots in the trees in the centre of the photo.

A patch of pink Everlasings with Cape weed in the front.

Wattle

These are tiny little buds that are rubbery and squishy to the touch.

A green variety of the rubbery, squishy buds.  The little flowers are tiny.

Possibly pink Spider Orchid.

Possibly Clown Orchid.

Flowers blooming on the side of the gravel road.

I hope you've enjoyed a taste of some of Western Australian bush/wild flowers.

Anne  xx

Western Australian bush

Time is flying by here in Western Australia.  As always, it is a joy to come home to the farm and the region where I grew up.  Besides spending lovely time with Mum and helping her with various chores, I've been bush walking with my brother.  We spent a number of hours on Sunday walking through bushland adjacent to the farm to look for more orchids.  As earlier in the year it was extremely dry, the orchids are few and far between and combined with it being a bit early for the peak flowering season, we didn't see as many as we were hoping to.

Here are a few photos of what we did find and also some other lovely (to me anyway) bush scenes.

A little patch of Donkey orchids.

Possibly a Candy orchid.

A lousy photo of an orchid yet to be identified.

Clown orchid.

Typical bush land where the orchids are found.

Green Spider orchid.

  

A Snail orchid.

A Quongdong shrub in fruit.

 Information on the Quongdong can be found here.

I'm hoping to go for another exploratory walk on Friday to see what else I can find.  I have more photos to share but will wait until I get back to Melbourne where I can use my normal laptop and the process of blogging is easier.

Anne  xx