This post is a reflection on our recent trip to Vietnam. Our first trip to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) was in 2007 during a world trip. The city seemed bigger now, but by how much I cannot really say. On this trip we arrived on the last day of Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese … Continue reading The Feast of the First Morning of the First Day
I was mulching some wattle branches and Brazilian Pepper tree out the back when I spied this little fella sitting on a rhubarb leaf. Quite happy to sit very still while I moved busily around chopping and mulching branches. It sat quite placidly like a little green buddha. This is one of the children … Continue reading Child of Bullfrog, Moving on & Beeswax
Most mornings during early November while I made quick visits to the garden to water before the heat hit, I heard the rumbling of large boulders being dumped onto our local beach. They are building a seawall. Just before Christmas it looked like they had got about half way and packed up most of the … Continue reading The Seawall
After the 'heat wave' of the last couple of weeks we received a reprieve today with some decent rainfall. Though not particularly heavy, I am hoping it is enough to allow rain to penetrate a little further into the sand and soil than my watering has managed to do. The birds are noisy as night … Continue reading Summer Rain
This past week the mauve dahlias are out and making a scene at the back door. They are being grown in our container gardens amongst vegetables. They certainly add a nice bit of colour to the garden. And here is a picture from the top of Castle Rock looking towards the Stirling Ranges this morning. … Continue reading More Dahlias
Petit Paradis 