Avacadoes

 

Long ignored, I discovered that this tree in the front garden has delicious fruit. Self-seeded we have no idea what variety but probably Haas.

Native rose

 

Our Native Rose (Boronia serrulata) burst into bloom this week, just as I was thinking of trimming the front hedge. It flowers twice a year so that the hedge gets pretty shaggy while this and the Wisteria leave the hedge-trimmer charging its battery. How it got to Xanadu is lost in the mists of time.

More details on http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp11/boronia-serrulata.html and http://natives.wikidot.com/boronia-serrulata

My Canon G9 is disassembling

 

Rain has it’s uses — a vine covering our sheds is bursting into bloom.

Sometime this week I noted that the front panel on the G9 is parting from the body leaving a gap that invites dust and moisture. Can’t remember when I bought it but it has been an excellent still and video camera. But time has made it slightly redundant, especially the manual focusing feature — very primitive.

Will have a look at the Panasonic GX-1 today — main criteria are changeable lens (they have Leica lens’ options) and manual focusing.

Easter lily

This bloom appeared sometime during the day. We think it’s an Easter lily Lilium longiflorum. There are more about to bloom where they have never bloomed before — just as we decided to dig up this bed.

A late hydrangea

A single, subtle bloom outside the back door.

Something clicked in both of us this week and gardening has resumed – principally weed clearing from the vegie bed. The worm farm is producing many litres of ‘worm tea’ and weeding precedes distribution. And there are barrow loads of manufactured soil from the compost bins to be spread.

Pelargonium or Geranium

Some people vote on Harry’s Pies, if the ASX index will ever see 5000 again, will Tony Abbot flame out (my vote is ‘yes’), etc. I want a vote on whether this is a Pelargonium or a Geranium. My betting is that it’s a Pelargonium karl offenstein. It is near our fish tank and very fine blooms.