A Photo A Day - No. 120

Lizard Sun Baking
After four days of grey, drizzly and wet days,
the sun is shining today.
This little Skink is sunning himself on our window.

A Photo A Day - No. 119

Swimming in the Rain!

The goldfish are loving the rain.
Guess they don't mind getting wet!! :)

A Photo A Day - No. 118

Nature's Helpers
This little spider is another of my garden helpers.
Here he is attacking a caterpillar on a Kale leaf.
Good reason not to use sprays!
With guys like this around you don't need to!

A Photo A Day - No. 117

Bedroom Window View
Just finished planting out this shade house.
It's on the South side of our house
and should bring cool breezes through the window in summer.
The water feature in the corner makes a soothing sound.

A Photo A Day - No. 116

Breakfast at Scarecrow's
Morning ritual,
Ninja, Lucky Dog and Henni Houdini.
All at the backdoor!

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ANZAC Day
Rosemary is a sign of remembrance!
Worn on ANZAC Day on 25th April each year.
Another link here.

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Lemon Thyme - Thymus citriodorus
A tough little herb with a citrus tang.
Great used with chicken.
Grown here alongside chives.

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White Alyssum
- Lobularia maritima (Brassicaceae)
Tough little flowers that keep on self-seeding.
Useful in the vegetable garden for attracting beneficial insects.

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Lucky Dog
Been with us for 13 years this month.
From the Animal Welfare League in Adelaide as a young pup.
Well and truly part of the family.

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Fig
I found these quietly ripening on this tiny tree.
The tree is less than 1 metre tall.

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Mirabilis jalapa - Four O'Clocks or Marvel-of-Peru
Another very tough 'water-wise' plant!
Unfortunately it comes with a poison warning see here.
Especially for cats (on this list) although my cat never goes near it!

A Photo A Day - No. 109

Seaside Daisy - Erigeron karvinskianus
Also known as Fleabane
Another little toughy!
You guessed it a declared weed in parts of Australia.
Not here yet!! Thankfully.
I didn't notice the bug on it untill I edited the photo!

A Photo A Day - No. 108

Dwarf Earlicrop Peas
These first peas are a bonus.
I didn't really expect to be getting peas so soon,
I just experimented with them.
This is a positive side of this extended hot weather we are having.

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Yellow Gazania
You'll notice the 'hearts' aren't quite as obvious in this one!

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Gazania
Our daughter calls these
'the flowers with the little hearts in them.'
Click on the photo to enlarge it,
maybe you can see why!

A Photo A Day- No. 105

Homemade Bread
A Milk Loaf and some Parsley and Parmesan Rolls
for dipping in our homemade cuppa soups

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Kangaroo Apple fruit - Solanum aviculare
Ripening in the garden now.
I haven't found a use for these yet,
they're not very nice eaten raw.
The birds eat them though.
That might keep them off my apple trees!

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Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum aethiopicum
So dainty but really quite tough!

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Variegated Sage - Salvia officinalis icterina
I love variegated plants!
This form of garden sage is a favourite!
Not quite as tough as the plain variety.
You can download a fact sheet on it from:
Herb Herbert Factsheet Page

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Late Cherry Tomatoes
Hope the weather holds to ripen them!

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Number 100!!!
Can't believe I've been doing this for 100 days!
Here's the second 50 photos altogether.

A Photo A Day - No. 99

Ninja in the Greens Bed
Ninja loves to explore this new found Jungle.
Since I removed the bird netting last week she has a new playground!
Thankfully the plants are big enough to withstand her presence!

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Society Garlic - Tulbaghia violacea
Grown as a hardy alternative to Garlic Chives
There now seems to be some concern over its safety to eat

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More Spring Bulbs
These Lachenalias say it's spring already
Ninja sat on them to stop them from growing!

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Hot Cross Buns

Cooked fresh this morning!
Eaten fresh out the oven!
Yummy!
Have a good Easter evryone!

A Photo A Day - No. 95

New Rhubarb
I dug up these Rhubarb plants on 12 Mar 07.
That was when I tidied the old plants,
they have really taken off.
I'll take them to Garden Club for the Trading Table later in the year!

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Aquadulce Broad Beans
It's always exciting watching seeds germinate.
These broad beans seeds were planted on Sunday 25th March.

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Calendula officinalis
Almost have weed status in my garden!
They are useful though, having medicinal qualities
with edible petals to add colour to salads.
So easy to grow!

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Me and My Computer
Lilymarlene had a photo of her computer corner here.
Sorry it's taken me so long to get my photo up here
but I just moved rooms and it's all tidy!

A Photo A Day - No. 91

Oooops!
This happens sometimes,
these small dark eggs are tiny.
Usually found out in the run,
they are yolkless and
about a quarter of the usual size!