Snowy Mountain National Park
Many days we just head out in a road to explore. This day we were heading for Buchan via Balley Hooley , you wha? This delightful place is on a loop in the mighty Snowy River. We walked down to the river and then lunched in the sun.
I think this area may once have been a mining/prospecting settlement; certainly there are lots of exotic flowers there.
Euphorbia
Elfin cap holding back a pretty flower
I wasn’t the only one enjoying the flowers
Not terribly attractive but the spikes must serve some purpose. This is a Solanum prinophyllum or Forest Nightshade.
Along the road on the way in to this pretty spot we stopped a number of times to tromp into the bush after a flier that caught our eye as we drove passed. Always slow going when you have an eye to the flowers or birds - but wonderful.
It’s not a native but I love these little plantains. The tiny flowers dance in the slightest breeze - they make me smile.
I don’t know what this furry plant it but this little snail seemed to like it.
Fringed lily - a fave.
Brunonia australia - native cornflower.
Viola betonicifolia. Such a mouthful for a faint wee flower.
Diuris sulphites - Tiger orchid. We have seen banks of these along the tracks. Lovely things
So many flowers I simply can’t name but I’m working in it - slowly.
Later that day we ended up in Buchan but the caves are still closed after fires and then floods caused a fair bit of damage.
All in all it was a gentle enjoyable day.
The entrance to one of the cave complexes has been constructed with rocks from the area bearing fossils.
Seed pods that attracted me - an acacia of some variety.
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