lookANDsee

Todays’ photographs include another attempt to get a decent representation of a donkey orchid (Diuris), and a trip down to the creek.

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A pea flower (Fabaceae) with gorgeous deep colours.

I’m reasonably happy with this photograph of this donkey orchid (Diuris). The colour is good, the angle is great, the detail is fine, and the depth of focus is about right. Now I can concentrate on some other flora for a while I did photograph yet another species of Diuris today but felt that is was a little too worse for wear to publish. C’est la vie!

An unidentified member of the Goodenia family. It has a gold colour as opposed to the more usual yellow flowers found in this area.

Looking downstream. Our creek’s eastern end, passing through a mini-gorge. The upstream end is more meadow-like (on a small scale).

A fern, perhaps maidenhair, growing in cracks in the rocks at the creek’s edge. The plants here see no or little sun due to their being shaded by the rocky overhang.

Our multi-drop mini-falls at one point on the creek. It not exactly a huge tourist attraction but is extremely pleasant to sit by.

If wildflowers aren’t your thing then perhaps you should skip today’s entry
As has become tradition at the weekend, I walked around our part of our property looking for new wildflowers and terrestrial orchids. Last weekend I discovered that the single type of “Diuris” orchid which I thought we had, might actually be two varieties rather than one. Today I sought to answer that question.

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Diuris (unknown). Previously thought to be, and could still be, Diuris maculata.

Lemon doubletail (Diuris abbreviata)

So, yes, I believe that we do indeed have at least two distinct types of Diuris around the place.

There are nearly 400 species of Goodenia in Australia so I’m not even going to attempt to pick this one.

The same Hyacinth orchid (Dipodium punctatum) as last week. It’s still making its way out.

An unknown shrub. Possibly some variety of heath. The flowers are about 2mm across.

Dilleniaceae. A Guinea Flower looking quite pretty.