Topsy revisited

The local Walking for Pleasure group had a walk they called "The Track Opposite the Pony Club" which would have the acronym TOPC, pronounced Topsy.  We have walked there a few times and there are often some interesting plants.  Prior to the fire there were also some good birds but thus far 

1. there is nothing much to bring birds there; and
2. some of the species - notably Southern Emuwren - probably didn't escape the fire and don't fly well enough to recolonise the area any time soon.

I suspect point 1 may be about to change when the Xanthorrheas progress a little further.  The two species present X. australis and X resinosa are both chucking up flower stems like there is no tomorrow.  (In the first image note also the moss carpeting the sand: it has been wet recently.

In  this second image I have counted 17 flower stems (on several plants).

This is a close up of a better developed spike.  The image doesn't look as sharp as it did on the camera so I might go back tomorrow and get a better shot.  Have done: not sure it looks any sharper!

As with yesterday's walk the Banksia serrata are recovering well with many seedlings and a good lot of epicormic growth.

Also as with yesterday's walk the Drosera auriculata (Sundew) are coming along very nicely.  The flowers seemed a little more advanced possibly reflecting a difference between yesterday's woodland and today's heath Given the number of mosquitoes in the area in Autumn they are very welcome and have a man's job in front of them!

Once we got into the woodland a few yellow "daisies" appeared.  The first two images are Coronidium scorpioides.

This is Craspedia variabilis.

Some candles: Stackhousia monogyna,

A fallen tree had a good case of paint fungus.

A sawn-off burl had interesting grain, but I couldn't be fussed contemplating what needed to be done to make it into a table top or such like.

Some of the burnt trunks formed interesting shapes.

The most famous bit of graffiti is probably "Kilroy was here".  I have come across a counter claim

"Yell and shout

Jump for joy

I was here

Before Kilroy"

After the last two walks I look forward, eventually, to saying

"I will not

Show remorse

I was here

Before the horse."

Today was not the day.