Vivid Light Show – 5 June 2017

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Vivid – Sydney’s light show. This time I started at Martin Place and then visited the Botanic Gardens and finished off on the west side of Circular Quay.

Here are some photos from the evening – Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – Visit on 5 June 2017

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant day at the Zoo – with lots of baby animals to see.

One I saw was the new baby Elephant.  Continue reading →

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Bike Ride to Botany Bay – 4 June 2017

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Dave Noble

John had just picked up his new cargo bike and was keen to take it for a ride. So he headed out along the Greenway for the Cooks River with Chuin Nee, Jasper and Sebastian. I met them on the Cooks River Cycleway and Digi Dave also joined us.

It was beautiful weather for a ride along the river. Continue reading →

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Spectacle Island Bushcare – 3 June 2017

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Dave Noble

Our bushcare group headed out to Spectacle Island in the Hawkesbury River for some weeding. We met at Bobin Head and then embarked on the NPWS boat for the Island.

We had to travel down to the Hawkesbury River and then upstream, under the railway bridge to Spectacle Island – a Nature Reserve. Continue reading →

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Coachwood Glen Fungi – 2 June 2017

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Dave Noble

A few days earlier, I had visited Wolli Creek to look for fungi and the results had been very disappointing. I though that Coachwood Glen at Blackheath may be better, due to its location and had earlier suggested a trip there with Liz.

Dead Man’s Fingers – Xylaria polymorpha

I travelled by train to Springwood and met Liz, and then we traveled in her car to the Coachwood Glen Reserve on the road down to Megalong at Blackheath. Conditions were not great – it was a bit dry, but there was still a fair amount of fungi out and some of it was fresh. We had a very good day looking around and photographing fungi. Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 31 May 2017

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Dave Noble

I caught a train to Bexley North and walked down the Two Valleys Track to a little below Turrella Reserve looking for fungi.

Hygrocybe austropratensis

Despite a lot of looking there was not much out. It had been too dry and the soil had not retained rain from a while back too well. I did spot some nice clusters of Hygrocybe austropratensis in a few places that were more protected from drying out. Otherwise I did not see much else. Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 29 May 2017

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Dave Noble

It had only been few days since my previous trip to Sassafras Gully, but on that trip, with Liz, we had only searched for fungi in the main gully. I was keen to return to see how the fungi was in Magdala Creek.

So, on this trip, I entered via Fairy Dell and Magdala Creek and returned via the track to Sassafras Gully Road. Magdala Creek turned out to be pretty good in the upper part. The track down the creek involves nine creek crossings to reach Glenbrook Creek. The good fungi continued high up until not much below the third creek crossing.  Continue reading →

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Vivid Light Show – Visit on 28 May 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Dave Noble

I made my first visit to Vivid on the 28th May. It was a Sunday night and it was very crowded.

My intention was to get sets of stills for a time lapse of the lights on the Opera House and the Museum of Contemporary Art. I first shot from the Cahill Expressway and from the Harbour Bridge Footpath. These both gave unobstructed views, but the Harbour Bridge did bounce around a bit due to traffic vibrations. Anyway – here is my finished video –

And a few stills from the evening – Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 28 May 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Dave Noble

This excursion was really an update to see how the fungi near Porters Creek that I think is Gliophorus psittacinus was going.

I started from Macquarie Park Station and walked into Lane Cove National Park and soon arrive at the Porters Creek Bridge. When I found the cluster of fungi, I found the Gliophorus psittacinus had dried out a fair bit. Some fresh ones had emerged, but none of them was bright orange. Continue reading →

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Mill Creek Fungi – 27 May 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was a field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. It had been rescheduled from the previous Saturday after an adverse weather forecast. Mill Creek is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River and the area is within Dharug National Park.

Aleuria rhenana

On the day, we found a fair amount of interesting fungi.  Continue reading →

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