Cupped Banded Greenhood - one of the weird ones!

There are so many wonderful places to check out our Western Australian Native Orchids, and I like wandering around the bush with my eyes down looking for its treasures.

There are some very unusual and very unique flowers amongst our Native Orchids, this one is a Cupped Banded Greenhood - Pterostylis concava, weird isn't it? My book 'Orchids of South-West Australia' states - 'The orchid is not common'. I'm so glad I found it.

When I look at this, I think, is this actually a flower? I probably saw these years ago but didn't know what they were. Now I know they're part of the wonderful family of flora that inhabits the bush and is waiting for me to find and photograph.

Taken with my Olympus TG5

Late winter at Grandmum's Place

We've had lots of sunny days which has brought the bulbs up and helped them to start flowering, and enough rain to keep everything happy so it's looking very colourful at my place.

Some of the treasures in my garden are flashy and bright, nodding at me as I step outside my back door. The colours change from season to season and as the different bulbs and annuals flower in baskets and in the ground they're always showing off and making this one of my happy places. It's a lovely place to have a cuppa and a read or eat breakfast on a lovely sunny morning.

Taken on my Olympus TG5

The old Jetty

The same place but different ...... sunrise, sunset, sunshine, rain, high tide, low tide ..... yes like I said, always different, even from morning to night.

I've been photographing on and near this old structure for a number of years and it's gradually falling into disrepair, unfortunately, no one is prepared to take the lead to repair and look after it into the future. Princess Royal Harbour is a large area of water and part of the Great Southern Ports area of responsibility.

The Pelicans come and go in all seasons, although there are times when they're missing!

Here's a collection of photos I've taken over the past few years, the last one was taken around midday today..... yes it was very cold and raining, but the Pelicans were there.