Author Archives: Dave Noble

Vivid Light Festival – Visit 2 – 23 May 2015

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Dave Noble

Coming back from Lane Cove Bushland Park, I got off the train at Milsons Point and waited till 6 pm when the lights of the Vivid Festival where turned on. My plan was to wander around near Luna Park and … Continue reading →

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Colourful Fungi in Lane Cove Bushland Park – 23 May 2015

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Dave Noble

Lane Cove Bushland Park is well known for its colourful Hygrophoraceae fungi. It was one place that I regularly visited last yea during the fungi season. This season, the fungi there seemed fairly slow to appear. I went and had … Continue reading →

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Vivid – Sydney Light Festival – 2015

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was my first visit to Vivid for the current festival. It was the opening night and there was a little rain at times – but this did not seem to deter the visitors – it was packed! Lots and … Continue reading →

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More Local Stinkhorns – 22 May 2015

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Dave Noble

A little bit of rain can facilitate the sudden appearance of stinkhorn fungi. A lot more of the Sea Anemone Stinkhorn – Aseroë rubra had emerged from the wood chips in the park at Dulwich Hill so I thought I … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Orchids, Fungi and Slime Moulds – 21 May 2015

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Dave Noble

Sassafras Gully has been one of the places I have been visiting this year on a regular basis to document its fungal resources. This vista I was accompanied by Atli, a nature photographer from Iceland. He also takes very fine … Continue reading →

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Coastal Walking – Cronulla and Cape Solander – 20 May 2015

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Dave Noble

I had a pleasant day wandering along the coast. I was on a trip with Digi Dave We had a lunch appointment in Cronulla, so before that we walked along the coast near Cronulla Beach towards Sandshoes Beach.

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Stinkhorns at the Park – 19 May 2015

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dave Noble

On the way to the shops at Dulwich Hill I walk past a park and a while back a truckload or two of wood chips have been dumped at one corner. The nutrients from fresh wood chips are liked by … Continue reading →

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Florabella Pass – Pippas Pass Walk – 17 May 2015

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised a nice walk in the Lower Blue Mountains from Warrimoo to Blaxland via Florabella Pass down to close to Glenbrook Creek and the climbing back out to Blackland via Pippas Pass. In the party was Wendy, Digi … Continue reading →

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Mill Creek – Fungi and Orchids – 16 May 2015

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was another in a series of activities organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. This time the venue was Mill Creek on the Hawkesbury River. It is located a few kilometres downstream of Wisemans Ferry. At the creek … Continue reading →

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More Fungi From Sassafras Gully – 15 May 2015

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Dave Noble

On my previous trip, a few days before, I and found lot of interesting fungi at Sassafras Gully and after a fairly poor trip to Bola Creek, I thought it may be worth heading back up the mountains for a … Continue reading →

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