Bush Heart

Hello Spring.

It is so good to know you have come to visit us.

Though I hope it isn't too long before you shoo the chilly days away for a while.

We have said our goodbyes to our little home but are not able to move into our new house and begin making it home yet.

So to fill some time while we wait for that day, we took a short bush walk by the lake.

So many different native orchids.

These are Caledonia's, and the first pic is just Onion Weed but too pretty to not to share.

Its amazing how spectacular nature can be.

This is a teeny tiny Purple Cockatoo orchid.

The Caledonia's are much the same size.

So delicate.

I think these littlies are common Fringed Lillies.

The wildflowers range from small as your thumbnail to the towering Grass Trees!

And such diverse shapes, like this beautiful Banksia flower!

The leaves are a bit spiky but the flowers are lovely soft.

There are oodles of Myrtle bushes all along the trail.

And the Golden Wattle, or Acacias, are one of my favourites. 

They have a sweet scent that floats along the breeze.

I was so excited a few years ago when I spotted these Spider Orchids for the first time.

I had no idea how close to town they are and just how many!

I did this walk maybe two weeks ago and the trail was abundant with them, but this time they had disappeared. 

Hopefully not picked by passers-by as they should be left for everyone to enjoy, and its illegal to pick wildflowers. 

The colours of these orchids, about the size of your palm, varies so intensely!

Its a beautiful walk to take.

Away from traffic and people.

Just listening to ducks, frogs, finches, willy wagtails...

You might bump into the odd kangaroo having a munch too!

Which reminds me, I have someone special to introduce you to...

This is Sunny!

Boof was at work a couple of weeks ago and passed a kangaroo on the side of the road that had been hit by a car and killed.

As he drove by he noticed some long legs poking out of its pouch, and they were moving!

He found a place to park his truck, unhooked his trailers and turned around to make the rescue. 

I met with him in town and took her home to keep her warm (the vet had no available wildlife carers for the weekend so we got to have her).

We learnt she is 7 months old and wasn't injured so she has a wonderful chance of recovering without her mama.

Sunny is the sweetest little love.

At midnight she was wide awake being a bit silly so I popped her on the floor to explore.

She began to hiss, looking for her mum so I sat with her.

She came to me, shnuggled my neck and used her paws to open the neck of my shirt and before I knew it, she had somersaulted into my tshirt where she remained for the night.

The next day we took her to a licensed carer and she has said we can babysit our Sunny on weekends when we settle into the new house.

We feel in love with Sunny and can't wait to see her again.

Well that is my Spring tale for you.

I hope you are as excited as I am about the amazing orchids.

What a find!

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