New: orchidsbymcAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917hive-180932zzanhive-166405steemhive-150122hive-183959photographyhive-185836hive-144064hive-183397hive-101145hive-188619uncommonlabhive-145157hive-184714hive-103599hive-139150hive-193637bitcoinhive-109690hive-180301hive-103393TrendingNewHotLikerscarrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: December 31 2021Last day of a challenging year. Just got to do what I have been doing the last 6 months. Ride the bike and look for orchids The national park is busy. I have found it safest to go down from our…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: December 30 2021Sun came out at last. The struggle to get moving does not go away. This is going to take a big effort - next week. My wife went off to help her father out with some some stuff. I jumped in the car…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoRainy Day Walk for Four Orchids : My Actifit Report Card: December 28 2021Rained all day without let up. I am so over it. Used the time to write up investing post from last week and to review some crypto stuff and update last two weeks affiliate marketing stats Did…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoOne Orchid for a Rainy Day : My Actifit Report Card: December 27 2021Another grey rainy day. I wanted to go riding but could not get inspired. Best thing to do on days like this is to get writing or investing stuff done. I spent a big whack of the day catching up…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoFirst Turtle Orchid of the Season : My Actifit Report Card: December 26 2021Boxing Day breaks to a cooler and cloudy day. Plan today is to have lunch with my wife's brother. Her father and brother will be there. Was a nice visit bouncing in and out of the shadows. Food was…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoA New Orchid Find - Leafless Tongue Orchid : My Actifit Report Card: December 24 2021Wake to a grey morning which built up into thunderstorm type weather. Peak out the window and see the stanhopea orchid has flowered. This was a gift a few years back from an orchid friend - it…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoPromise of a Midge Orchid : My Actifit Report Card: December 23 2021Rained overnight and looks to be a stormy day. Spent a big slice of the day doing accounting stuff from last week. Weather rumbled around. Did some garden tidy up from the weekend storm. Went out…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoHyacinth Orchid in Seven Mile Beach NP : My Actifit Report Card: December 22 2021A different day today. We went down to the South Coast to help a friend who is moving into a new house. My wife did the driving and a lot of unpacking. I went for a walk in Seven Mile Beach NP…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoTwo Hyacinth Orchid Finds : My Actifit Report Card: December 21 2021Wake to a blue sky day. Going to cook up a bit. My wife had errands to do. I spent some time raking the storm damage. Debris went over the fence where the trees live. Walked the local track and…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoRare Orchid Day : My Actifit Report Card: December 17 2021Early start to do some trade stuff -report later. Drifted the morning away. Did get out on the bike to check if a specific orchid is keen to open Large tongue orchid Spider action…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: December 16 2021Early start to tackle some trade exposures in US markets. Been a while since I was up early for markets - not since the clocks changed. Time to bank some profits. Planned a shopping trip to…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoFirst Day After Lockdown - Might as well do Orchid of the Day again : My Actifit Report Card: December 15 2021First day out of lockdown should be a celebration. With 6 months of this, it is hard to break out of the patterns. I had it in my head to go for a long ride. That did not happen. Went for a shorter…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoLast Day Locked Down and a 3 Orchid Day : My Actifit Report Card: December 14 2021These lockdown days are a blur especially after late nights. We did get a blue sky day. Spent some of the morning catching up with IM stuff. Did get out on the bike to go make the last lockdown walk…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: December 13 2021Day started grey but soon burned away to forecast blue. I was able to get out on the bike to see if I could find horned orchids on a road I saw them a few years back. Cycled down to the bottom of…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoBonnet Orchids in a new spot : My Actifit Report Card: December 12 2021First day for over two weeks with no rain but the sky did start grey. Late nights make me start grey too. Did get moving eventually. Drove my wife to a big once a year charity book fair. As I am…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoA First : 3 Hyacinth Orchid Types : My Actifit Report Card: December 11 2021The day woke up grey - grey all day was the forecast but no rain expected. I was thinking about a ride. Decided to combine a catch up of yesterday's rain affected walk and a visit to the nursery to…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoCreeks Flowing Hard : My Actifit Report Card: December 10 2021Wow! Day broke out with a blue sky. Maybe I could get in a bike ride. By the time I was moving, the blue was gone and it started to go grey. I had an idea - go for a walk and knock off a little…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoLocal Track Walk - Cryptostylis Orchids : My Actifit Report Card: December 9 2021Another grey day by the time I was moving. Over two weeks of rain is doing my head in. Spent a fair bit of the morning watching some Covid Revealed video. It is a slugfest of lies just as I have…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoSpiders and Flying Ducks : My Actifit Report Card: December 8 2021The damp summer keeps on rolling with rain overnight and a grey start. Forecast was for more rain in the afternoon. Decided to shop and walk ahead of that. Drove to far side of the National Park and…carrinm (70)in hive-193552 • 3 years agoNot Often Visited Track - 3 Orchids : My Actifit Report Card: December 7 2021Who knows what day it is? In the old days I knew it was a weekday when my wife drove off to work. Now I do not know. I was awake early enough to get up before US markets closed. Learned a new trick…