Mark Carrington (@carrinm)
Investor, Entrepreneur, Cyclist, Photographer
Father's Day at home orchids : September 6 2026
Today is Father's Day here in Australia. We have a gathering happening at our house. My wife's son and grandson and some friends and their son. My job - cook two entrees and a mixed protein melange...
New season orchids on Kalkari Trail - two : September 5 2026
Got a hot day lining up - forecast is for 33C - not what one expects in the first week of September. My wife headed out to see her brother. I took the train to walk Mt Colah side of Ku-ring Gai Cha...
Trails closed for Hazard Reduction Burns - did get orchids : September 4 20262
Had an idea for the day to walk a track close to where we used to live - a few spring orchids the target. Took the car - not organised yet to do train bike - and it gives a chance to pop into a but...
Sydney Harbour views for a lunch on Pyrmont Bay : September 3 2026
A different day lining up. Having lunch in the city with a friend. I picked the pub based on $15 steak offer and location close to public transport. And it is in a place I know - Pyrmont Bridge Hot...
Pickleball and local azaleas : September 2 2026
Early start to head off for a pickelball drills and play session. We spent an hour on a drill of hit and charge the net. Did get in the way in the play session. Was charging in directly after servi...
TIB - An Investors Journal #825 - Uranium, Base Metals, Gold/Silver Mining, Marijuana, Lithium, ASX Stocks, Europe Industrials + more
A busy week scaling into gold, silver and copper and hedging USD exposure with Canada listed mining stocks - gold, silver, copper. Portfolio News In a week where S&P 500 dropped 0.47% and Europe ro...
Sun orchid walk on Terrey Hills side of NP : September 1 2026
Got a warm day coming up. Warm for the start of September. Plan for the day is to find a track to walk and do some shopping. Picked a track in Ku-ring Gai Chase NP not often walked - looking for a ...
Pickleball day - few photos day : August 31 2026
Not the best of nights. Cleaners were supposed to be here at 8:30 - did not happen. With an 11:15 pickleball session there was plenty of time to be on time - did not work that way after finding no ...
Sydney rock orchids for a Sydney return : August 30 2026
Heading back to Sydney photos - Coolangatta Mountain. Looks like a resort place. It did start out as a caravan park - hence the nice pool. Now it is an over 55s place. Grandkids and a few oldies us...
South Coast pickleball plus new home orchids : August 29 2026
Got to say I like waking up in our Shoalhaven Heads house. Do not have the sliding doors and windows to wake me up every 10 minutes from 5am. Feel kind of rested after a late night for US markets o...
Pink caladenia orchids show up in Seven Mile Beach NP : August 28 2026
Have a weekend on the South Coast planned. Change to the start - meet my wife in Chatswood - car packed. She had docs to drop off and is meeting friends for coffee. Got the car packed and found a f...
White finger orchids and the promise of sun orchids : August 27 2026
Got moving early - get a train to walk a track in Ku-ring Gai Chase NP - looking for white fingers orchids and maybe a sun orchid. It is a bit cool for those to be open Chose not to do the bicycle ...
TIB - An Investors Journal #824 - Uranium, Nuclear, Battery Technology, Rare Earths, Gold/Silver Mining, US Retail, ASX Stocks, Base Metals, German Healthcare, Marijuana, US Oil + more
A massive options expiry mostly assigning covered calls confirms the big theme in gold/silver mining. All on the back of dollar debasement Portfolio News In a week where S&P 500 dropped 1.37% and E...
Blackbutt Creek new orchid finds - lady fingers and trapeze: August 26 2026
Rainy start to the day. Checked the forecast - afternoon should be clearing. Did investing stuff - a lot to do after a bug options expiry. Walked down to Blackbutt Creek to check on twice orchids -...
Rainy day azalea day - perfect rest day : August 25 2026
It is a rainy day. The best way to deal with a rainy day after a pickleball day is to take it easy. My wife went off to dentist - keep busy doing investing accounts after a busy options expiry. Whe...