These lockdown days are a blur especially after late nights. We did get a blue sky day. Spent some of the morning catching up with IM stuff. Did get out on the bike to go make the last lockdown walk in the late afternoon ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/712e2f49-a54a-4c4b-8430-45f0bada7d0d) Still smarting from the way the Australian Native Orchids group on Facebook treated me. Also spent the time crafting a post-lockdown blog post. 6 months is a long time to lock a traveller down ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/76fe4621-0eff-47ae-a202-8e75a973abe2) Took a while to find the first orchid well down the hill. Variegsted hyacinth orchid ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/0b65cc94-d793-4f76-86e6-8d7e54726fb5) Close by was this bonnet orchid - one of two in a new spot ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/c0a18a06-d95e-4e84-92f5-fb1ecd4e6cb4) Decided to walk down to the powerlines to enjoy the open space along the ridge line. Bonus was another hyacinth orchid also in a new spot ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/f5d63cdb-d568-469b-b21f-92af7238c243) These choices happen for a reason. I have never seen one of these beetles - reminds me of Christmas ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/9dcae44f-ea7e-4254-a5d3-4dc4ca5f543f) Clear blue sky under the powerlines. Last time I walked right under this and crossed the creek down below. ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/2cda071a-c5fe-424e-97a9-832085d0fa4b) Promise of a bonnet orchid ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/6a39f991-4e81-4fdb-96e7-058de3a81027) One day National Parks will reset this sign ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/4a2c1fa1-4812-423e-aa1e-87eea6667a37) A slightly different pose for cryptostylis subulata with sepals crossed ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/33a6f959-b899-4475-82b4-8c3c8d1f9a40) I was looking for variegated hyacinth orchids this side - one budding. The cluster of 3 I saw last time have had heads chopped - wallabies or humans? ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/c5d27a87-e20b-4ae5-b5f7-6050c504ca8f) Wet summer has brought the mushrooms forward ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/b1b97688-df23-4b06-80b6-0c245d0d1f64) Maybe the best cryptostylis photo of the year ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/a404ef5f-e7b0-4af1-9ad7-7e300207d92b) I did double back on the track to really see if the wallabies got them all. Found this one just opening up ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/933c274a-6cab-4ee6-99fd-5eff8c866714) I was going to head home but decided to walk along the road and loop back along the illegal MTB track. I really wanted to test for a summer bearded orchid. Did find a few more variegated hyacinth orchids in places I saw last year ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/df68529b-4310-425c-9974-dc817a453f35) Spiders think it is autumn. Weird season- hyacinth orchids are later than normal and spiders are early. ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/d3f47081-4bd5-4c4d-a4df-6a95105c7a80) Really nice to squeeze in a late afternoon ride and a walk The last 6 months has been really hard work. I have gone out and found an orchid a day every day (bar one really rainy day). That has given me a purpose at a time when the government has said "fuck you, you cannot travel. You can exercise and you can shop for essentials". I say "fuck you and your gene therapy shit!". I have spent the last 50 years of my life anti-medicine. This last 6 months has reinforced that big time. I will stand fast. Back to the mundane. I mowed the back lawn. I cooked dinner - Pasta Alfredo. No trades today. Stayed away on a down day. I am getting itchy ahead of options expiry as I have a lot of naked puts open and at risk. I need markets to go up a little - just a little
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Cycling, Daily Activity, Gardening, House Chores, Photowalking