Sunday 17 October 2021

A rest by the creek

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Making the way through the regenerated bush

Enjoying morning tea

Photos courtesy of Rob and Amanda

After a wet and then windy week, our walk day dawned bright and clear.

Like the old friends that we are, we greeted at the meeting place with pleasure, and after enduring over a year of cancellations and lockdowns, it was good to see so many familiar faces.

The area of the walk was on the northern slopes of Mt Pollwombra, and though the forest was devastated by the firestorm, there were the optimistic and resilient signs of defiance in the flora.

Fire destroys, but also stimulates, and there are plants which respond better than at other times. Of the many unusual wildflowers seen was a tiny, delicate species of polyanthus, growing on the edge of a granite slab and the proud masts of terrestrial orchids surviving in the harshest places.

Morning tea was in the well-named Granite Creek, a small gully with great granite slabs both sides, and even a small waterfall. It was a joy to be out in the bush, enjoying the sights, sounds and good conversation. A most enjoyable experience, thanks to our good leader, Rob L.

Bob