Orchids and other pretty flowers

This post will primarily concern itself with the native orchids found on El Rancho, or in the near vicinity. However, in starting to photograph the orchids I found we were also seeing other nice flowers so have included them also. For an expert view on the vegetation around here see http://www.flickr.com/photos/carwoolaplants maintained by Ros Cornish and John Wilkes. For those who prefer hard copy I recommend "Wildflowers of the Bush Capital" by Ian Fraser and Margaret McJannett. These first ones of mine are Glossoidea major , and was one of a patch of at least 50 found in the middle paddock on 29 September 2007. This could be considered a bit of a cheat since it wasn't actually growing on the grounds of El Rancho. Instead it was located at Cuumbeun NR (on 23 September) about 16km away. However I was the one that spotted it! It has been (tentatively) identified as Prasophyllum odorata but with some misgivings and concern. The guru of Australian orchids has been consult...