Burnie Wharf, still full of logs

So we continue to export pine logs from Burnie.

Fungus on Mt Wellington

	Fungus, Mt Wellington - 16 June 2007
	Fungus, Mt Wellington - 16 June 2007

Mt Wellington - 16 June 2007

Cold day on the mountain today, but it was nice when out of the wind, and even better when also in the sun. The wind on top was icy cold, although not too strong. The BOM observations history said it got up to 3.8 degrees. Didn't feel like it!

Map refers. Walked up the ZigZag Track, and intended to return the same way, however it was very icy on the upper parts of the track, and I didn't relish slip-sliding back down it. Returned via the Panorama Track and the Chalet, which makes a nice circuit for most of the walk. The Panorama Track was a little icy and muddy, but not too bad. This requires a road walk to the top of the Panorama Track, which is OK because the road is quite wide and visibility is good. The lower road walk from the Panorama Track to the Chalet is trickier, and care is required to get out of the way of vehicles which appear rapidly around tight corners.

Sad

This brushtail possum was the victim of a car near Huonville. Sadly she was the mother of a very young baby possum, which appears to have crawled out of her pouch after her death, but then died of the cold. Interesting site here which provides information about looking after baby possums. This one was very tiny, and dead. I don't think I'd have been able to keep it alive even if I'd found it in time. Besides, really there are a great many possums. If it was a wombat I might be more interested in trying a rescue.

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Burnie Wharf

Logs still leaving, still not employing anyone in Tasmania. Why? Can't we afford to buy our own logs now? How third-world!

Fungi old and new - Lake Dobson

Nineteen years ago, I photographed some fungi at Lake Dobson in the Mt Field National Park. It was pretty impressive at the time. I've managed to find two slides, although there may be others. I think these photos were probably taken on two different days during the same trip. I was staying in one of the Lake Dobson huts, which from memory cost me $12 per night, and I don't think they were even very worried about collecting that. At the end of a rainy day, when it cleared a bit, I went for a walk around the lake and found this fungus. These are scanned from Kodakchrome 25. Getting the colours vaguely similar was difficult, as the lighting/exposure was tricky. The larger slide was under-exposed.

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Aurantiporus pulcherrimus, Strawberry Bracket Fungus, Lake Dobson, Tasmania - 1988	Aurantiporus pulcherrimus, Strawberry Bracket Fungus, Lake Dobson, Tasmania - 1988

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Now just recently, I went to Mt Field, and when it rained I thought I'd go looking for some pretty red fungi. I found some, in a situation that is very similar to my memory of finding the fungus 19 years ago. I assume fungi can live for very long periods of time. I've compared the photos, see below, and while there are some similarities in the morphology of the tree and bark, I can't be sure it's the same tree. Anyway, I reckon it is.

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Aurantiporus pulcherrimus, Strawberry Bracket Fungus, Lake Dobson, Tasmania - 18 May 2007	Aurantiporus pulcherrimus, Strawberry Bracket Fungus, Lake Dobson, Tasmania - 18 May 2007

Fungi on the South Cape Bay Track

	Hygrocybe sp. (saltorivula?), South Cape Bay Track, Tasmania - 26th May 2007
	Fungi, South Cape Bay Track, Tasmania - 26th May 2007
	Hygrocybe miniata, South Cape Bay Track, Tasmania - 26th May 2007
	Hygrocybe miniata, South Cape Bay Track, Tasmania - 26th May 2007
	Lycoperdon pyriforme, South Cape Bay Track, Tasmania - 26th May 2007
	Hygrocybe lewellinae, South Cape Bay Track, Tasmania - 26th May 2007