Half painted back pergola

Back of house, utility area. I decided to paint the upper sections of the pergola the Dulux Domino colour. I think it looks quite sharp and tidy, and provides shade, and a nice contrast to the foliages. Only half-done at this stage.

Water tanks

Little Tiina in repose

She was vaccinated F4 yesterday. She is only 3.5 kg. Little girl!

10-13 June 2020 - And in the winter, loving the heater!

Sue's Reads

My long-time friend Sue Day, who lives in Cairns, posts occasionally her list of reading on Instagram. Here's her latest.
I'm going to read them too, at some stage. I hate working, but ave to, for at least a few more years, alas.

Planted nasturtiums

Bought multiple nasturtium seed packets yesterday from Bunnings, and planted them in my vacant beds - hopefully they will provide green and colour over the dull, cold winter months, when I don't want to fuss in the garden much - in the mornings anyways.

Sunday 26 July, 2020 - 

Very wet weekend. The nasturtiums are standing up beautifully. I espcially like the long-legged one.

We went to Wild Rose Cottage recently, and they had a bunch of the arms growing over an old bed frame, upright. Looked great.

8 Aug 2020 - 

Bits for reno

Large lattice sheets - 

Gate idea for back side of house -  

Utility Room - 

Colour of renoe'd kitchen - 

Garden Augur - from Bunnings

Water tanks - 

Large lattice pieces on street side of carport - 

Stolen orchids

Around the corner, a little up on my block, there is an old house. It has a big tree out the front, just outside their driveway, and in the little nook where the branches 'branch off', a large orchid has grown and stuffed the area full. It does not look very healthy but it has been there for a long time.

This house used to have an old shed in this spot, but they took it down.

So, on my morning walks lately, I have been helping myself to little bits of it, in the hope that they will grow on my own trees.

I have the cuttings, with roots, resting in buckets of dissolved Thrive as a starter. Not sure it's the right thing to do, but it looks so starved of nutrition that I thought about 24 hours of sitting in there, or maybe just 12, might help kick them off and grow again.