Hunt's Creek Reserve- revisited

About a year and a half ago, we went for a guided walk in a reserve very close to where we now live. It's a small reserve but is very quiet considering that it is in the middle of suburban houses. Now that we live closer to it Saira and I went for a bike ride there. We reached what is a small 'waterfall' and took this picture on the right:

It's pretty clear to see the effects of the prolonged dry we have had (large parts of NSW are officially in drought). There's barely any water in the waterfall- see the picture we took in 2005, below to compare:










Last time, I took this picture of what I was told is an orchid bud- not many of these are seen except after some rains. It looks like some alien animal, though it was only about a centimetre or so in size.