My new fishing combo

Shimano Saragosa 4000 reel and Catana rod. Such a great fishing rod and I caught my first flathead in weeks. As good as my Daiwa Aird which I love as well.

Tiny spider

I found this guy hiding under a large patch of weeds near Lane Cove. So far I've not been able to identify it even though I've been through the Australian Museum's online spider collection. 

Fungi on log

Very tiny fungi which looks much bigger in this photograph. I have since forgotten where I first saw it on a Tafe visit to a constructed wetland. Most of the fruiting bodies were not much wider then 3 cm. This species are fairly common but this was my first time.

Small fungi found in a garden at Annandale

Attached to a small rotting branch. Each fruiting body was no bigger then 4cm.

Fungi in lawn at Killara.

Lovely caterpillar

What a cute fellow. I might get lucky and identify this fellow, looks a bit like Calliteara farenoides.

Enchanting mushroom

A very pretty mushroom that I found again at Pymble under a lime tree. It could be Collybia sp.

Bees at work

There were several honey bees collecting pollen on this salvia today. It's a very special cultivar and the bees seem to love it.

More fungi

Many thanks to Ray of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group for identifying  Ganoderma applanatum for me which I photographed in a Pymble garden this week. I'm sure I had seen this fungi before, its quite common however its been distorted which made making a positive id difficult. Interestingly is odd that such a common fungi was missing from by field guide. 

Beware Telstra internet

All we did was realise that a lot of our friends were getting the same service for a lot less. We now pay the same but the service slowed with constant outages during peak times. Our friends don't have the same problems. My advice, change providers not negotiate a new rate as they will punish you. We now pay a premium for a basic service that is not much better then dial up.

Another fabulous fungi

Taken again at Lane Cove National Park, could be Ramaria lorithamnus! Sorry to have posted such a rough photo but I've not seen anything like it before.