Sleepy girls

And one boy - Chaddy, and Coco (Clover), aged 2

I'm spending New Year's Eve right here!

Hey Ma, look what I made! It could be worse, right?

One day, you won't notice those damned power poles for all my trees, instead! Good thing - the climbing rose is racing up the arch.

Update (arch view): 5 Jan 2017 - 

That climbing rose will hide the power pole eventually!

Boxing Day 2017

Nieces!

Christmas Day Lunch 2017

Reality!

Some pics of the ugly bits of the house and garden! I keep them neat but I would so love to get rid of the ugliness! However, this will take some time. I believe there is more beauty than ugliness though. Thankfully.

Christmas Day 2017 - Feliz Navidad!

Last year and this year - photo comparison (garden)

Dec 24, 2016 compared with Dec 24, 2017 -

Now

Then

Watermelon for chookies

The girls love watermelon on a hot day!

House today 24 Dec 2017

Bust a gut mowing the lawn this morning in 36 degree heat (F). Finished about 12.30pm and now off to get another park-bench from Bunnings for the garden. They look good.

House today 23 Dec 2017

You can see the flame tree in the front.

Those chair covers will be changed next year - hate the orange.

Taken from Lisa and Mark's place 11.50 am. Hot day.

Tutti and the cat

Ixora flowering plus updates

Was it the recent rain, water supplied by me, fertiliser or just growth? I'm not sure but these have finally taken, it seems. Hope they grow even bigger.

Update 10 Jan 2018 - 

Loads of flower buds! Perhaps it prefers a drier soil? Next door completely ignore their's, and it is huge, so maybe that's the secret. Ignore it!

Update 12 Feb 2018: Looking pretty big and healthy.

14 Feb, 2019 - They are flowering again due to my regular watering, due to the severe drought.

3 March 2019: