No orchids, but ...

.. quite a few other things in flower.  On 13 August we went to the Miners Track.  I had walked a way on this in the past with the Footmobiles and wanted to see how it was going.  The area nearby under the powerlines is exciting for Thelymitra and Prasophyllum in Summer so I hoped it would also be productive for Winter orchids.

Alas no.  All we found was some leaves which Frances wondered about being a Prasophyllum.  That sounds like a good suggestion.  P. elatum is a possible which we have seen nearby and starts flowering in September (which isn't too far away in a wet, warm year).

The first flower snapped was Kennedia prostrata.  This is growing everywhere but only a few flowers are evident so far.  This one - the only one today - was nicely positioned.

In contrast there was a profusion of the next three species.  I only added Lobelia gibbosa to my list of known species recently.  This one earned a photo as a triple header

We have known Scaevola ramosissima for ages.  It is one of the commonest flowers across the whole area at present and was very common on this outing,  This plant was particularly floriferous.

Also very common along the track was Drosera auriculata.  Many plants scattered along the way.  I wanted to find a specimen with more than 1 open flower: of course as soon as I found 1, most plants had 2 open flowers  (but I don't think we found a triple).

In case you wonder why they are called Sundews: every insect's nightmare!