I approached the garden gingerly this morning. There was a lot I wanted to do and I didn't want to overwhelm myself. Mrs PP was searching the garden for flowers that weren't rain damaged after the previous few days. It would normally be the Albany Agricultural Show weekend and this year, though it had been … Continue reading November Rains & Seed Saving
The morning started with bird calls. The magpies were the first birds I heard. It was around 4am. This time of the year, in this part of the world, we get some lovely morning light. One of my first tasks was to water the garden. Kind of a gentle way to ease into the day … Continue reading Pests, Predators and Observations
Hoverflies around the brassica flowers. Last Monday the back of the house was inundated with hoverflies. I have never seen hoverflies in such prolific, swarming abundance. They were coming in under the verandah and getting caught up in spider webs. Throughout the week they have maintained their presence in the garden but appear to have … Continue reading Hoverflies
On the 1st of November last year, it rained. As it did this year. Not enough to put a stop to a birthday party today though. That's how I remember that it was raining this time last year. This year, the youngest Little Fella declared himself worthy of a cheesecake for his birthday cake. And … Continue reading Birthday Cheesecake & Spring Rains
It's been over seven months since I last posted. It's usually in the Spring that my thoughts turn to getting observations down about what is going on around me in the garden. I brought up the blog yesterday and shortly afterwards received a notification that there was a new post on Martins' blog. It seems … Continue reading Middle Spring
Petit Paradis 