Thursday, 12 February 2009

SkyWatch Friday;


Sunrise;




There is a bit of a tug of war going on this morning!

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Photos. T.S.



Tuesday, 10 February 2009

A small, walled garden;


This is my daughter's and her partner's suburban Garden;
It shows that one can grow beautiful vegetgables in a small space.
Bougainvilleas planted in tall pots give splashes of colour.
An arrangement of Succulents in a pot by the pool.


These tomatoes were so tasty and they had heaps of it;

A type of yellow capsicum;


Rhubarb in a pot does well. It is quite precarious to grow in this humid, hot climate. Lilli had a good harvest.


She has grown all sorts of salad plants, here chiccorino rosso. There are no insecticides used in this garden, the vegetables are all healthy.



Nooks and crannies are not spared either.


Believe it or not:
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian seal for
that reason.




It is still hot here; Have a nice day!



Photos taken in the garden of L.andB.
Photos T.S.


Thursday, 5 February 2009

SkyWatch Friday;

Sunrise 5 AM...softly... softly...






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Photos T.S.

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Glimpses from my Summer garden;


Heavenly scented frangipane flowers (Plumeria);


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The huge flowers of the Pitaya fruit;





Quiscalis indica; Rangoon creeper;






Believe it or not:
Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.






Thursday, 29 January 2009

SkyWatch Friday; Monochrome Morning;

SkyWatch Friday;



A very early morning, on top there are no clouds just a brilliant moonface.


Further down a build up of stormy clouds;


They really mean business;




Morning breaks with more drama in store.


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Sunday, 25 January 2009

Urgent attention required....

in the Garden;


Lavender "Sidony" the last of its flowers;

Tangles to be sorted out;


Replenish water in Bromeliad cups;



Clean up herb garden;



Clean and fill birdbath;





Prune spend flowers of Coleus;


Prune and cut spend flowers on Roses;






Pretty seedhead of a grass, I prune it later, usually I leave the grasses even when they look a bit worn and torn and change to a straw colour.


Remove Palm fronds; (my favourite job.)







Sweeping for ever and ever! And much more!
Never mind;





Have a nice day!











Thursday, 22 January 2009

SkyWatch Friday


Arosa; Switzerland
Under a soft wintry sky, horse racing on the frozen Obersee. The races exist since 90 years.

One of the pretty train stations on the way up to Arosa;



Horses waiting to take people on a sleigh tour.

My friend Arthur has send me the pictures.