Tardun, Canna and Morowa

Had a 2 day break from chasing wildflowers but today we were back hunting.
We decamped after I attended mass where Fr O'Brien heard my confession and gave me communion. He was a very casual priest walking the length and breadth of the church whilst he said the mass. The only time he was at the altar was when he was preparing for communion. He even came down the aisle of the church and shook everyone's hands during the "peace be with you". It was a very moving moment to have a priest willing to give me communion again after nearly 40 years.
We headed back to Mullewa to use the public conveniences enroute to Tardun. As we had been in Mullewa for 4 whole days, we had become quite a regular face and the locals treated us like locals. Helen was the lady who manned the entry into the floral display allowed us in for free as we had paid on the first day. Another lady June came and chatted with us whilst we had morning tea .
Ruby was the super orchid spotter at Tardun. She saw tiny snail orchids from our moving car. I was driving slowly but for her to spot such small orchids which are green and will camouflaged was incredible.
Then at Canna we found quite a variety near the general store and in the Canna campgrounds. Fellow orchid hunters there were generous with sharing locations, and we swapped notes.
We are now in an accommodation in Morowa. The accommodation is an old fibro, dated building with cupboard doors hung crooked, cracked walls and dated bathrooms, but for our first shower in 4 days, a proper bed, toilets and doing our first load of washing, we are glad to be here. As the weather is a mild low 20⁰C, flies and mosquitoes have started. It is so nice to be indoors and away from them. They were so bad in Tenindawa we took to having dinner in the car.Read more