Day 8 - a wet one

Evidence of the wet garden

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This clay fairy obviously doesn't mind the rain!

Day 8 - a wet one

It rained for most of yesterday and nearly all night long. The brown grass is already turning green. The temperature has cooled to a comfortable warmth with enough humidity to keep the skin from drying.

I downloaded and installed an update for Windows Explorer yesterday. The look is quite different. However, it is very troublesome and will not upload my images. Will try again later.

Day 7 - Tacky

This parrot has a battery operated voice. He shouts four letter insults when a sudden movement is made. Fortunately, there is an 'off' switch.

A cookie jar and a cat in a bag marked "potatoes". It meows. There is also a voice that shouts "where's the cat?". LOL.

Today is the day the Back Deckers meet. We met at Viv's house. We are a small group of ladies who share the common interest of patchwork, but a couple of us prefer embroidery. We meet at different homes every Thursday morning, but it all started on my back deck, hence the name.

Here is a stitched picture of my back deck.

Day 6

Some participants of Jax's challenge seem to produce the most beautiful macros, so I went on a hunt for suitable subjects. I found that a few really large bushes produced the most beautiful tiny flowers that I have never noticed.

I thought these little candle-like blossoms were unique.

The fruit on this palm will eventually turn a beautiful shade of red. In the meantime I captured the bunch of nuts as one had a little face that reminded me of a character in the Popeye comic strips.

Isn't it wonderful how nature invented the colour wheel?

This vine is one of my favourites. It is called Mexican Creeper here. I guess it originally came from central America. The bees love it.

Day 5 - heading home

The gentle breeze was taking this yacht back to its moorings. It is unusual to see a sailing boat entering the marina under sail - they usually come in using their outboards. Isn't the sky a perfect colour?

This little toy boat is also heading back home. His paintwork matched the sky in the picture below. The sunset glow on the buildings is welcoming.

Time for one more shot before we head home.

OK Jax, here it is again in grey scale - there is hardly any noticeable difference, except for the leaves on the mangrove seedling on the left.

Day 4

Today we took this trailer load of garden debris to the green waste tip. It all came off one palm tree. The tree has grown above our second floor windows and, now, even protrudes above the roofline. The view through the window is of dried fronds. Our neighbour says the tree explodes if it catches afire, so we got busy to remove the dead matter.

This one is a little out of focus. My hand was not steady as I was in a hurry to get this action shot. Cammy lifts his leg on anything that is not horizontal. I have no idea how he manages to do this. He never asks to go into the garden during the day so I suspect he uses his bladder as a reservoir for marking his path.