Category Archives: Sydney

Gore Hill to Balls Head Walk – 3 September 2014

I headed up to Lane Cove Bushland Park at Gore Hill to see if there were any end of season fungi out. There was nothing that I found worth photographing, despite recent rain. So, I took a few photos of … Continue reading

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Old Railway Tunnels – Helensburgh – Otford Area – 8 August 2014

On a recent trip, I had been to Kellys Falls at Helensburg with Digi Dave. On that trip, I had suffered a careless misfortune. When rotating a polaroid filter off the camera lens it had unscrewed and fallen down a waterfall. … Continue reading

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Interesting Fungi at Wolli Creek – 12 July 2014

I took part in the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc field activity day at Wolli Creek. This was a joint activity with Wolli Creek Preservation Society. On the day, we met at Girrawheen Park at Earlwood and then divided into … Continue reading

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Barrenjoey Bushcare – 6 July 2014

I joined a group of friends (Stu, Enmoore, Brent, Su Li, George and others) for another morning of bush regeneration at Barrenjoey. We walked around the headland on the coastal side to get out of the wind and then started … Continue reading

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South Head – Whale Watching – 30 June 2014

I caught a bus out to The Gap at Watsons Bay for some whale watching. I walked out to the lookout at the south end of South Head near the naval base. I spent a while looking with binoculars without seeing … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek – a look for fungi – 17 June 2014

I had another recent look for fungi along Wolli Creek. A few weeks earlier I and been along the creek and handn’t even unpacked my camera. Since then it has been wetter and colder. But perhaps not wet enough to bring … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Bushland Park Fungi – Three Visits

I recently visited this small park three times to check out and photograph the marvellous fungi found there. My visits were on 6 June (clink links for more photos), 10 June and on 15 June I was on a field … Continue reading

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Back to Lane Cove Bushland Park – and a Walk to Greenwich Head – 2 June 2014

I was interested to check out how some of the fungi I had seen a few days before was going. So I headed back to Lane Cove Bushland Park. This time I intended to continue out from the bottom of the … Continue reading

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More Colourful Fungi at Lane Cove – 31 May 2014

I returned to Lane Cove Bushland Park yesterday, without any high hopes of seeing much out. It has been quite dry for much of May. As I walked into this small park – there did not seem to be much out. … Continue reading

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Vivid – Sydney Light Festival 2014

Vivid is back and bigger than ever this year. One evening is certainly not enough time to see it all. I ventured into the city on two evenings and certainly did not see everything. This year there seemed to be a lot … Continue reading

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