Happy Birthday, Declan.

Thursday

30th April, 2020 

Today is Dec's 24th Birthday. 

Happy Birthday to him ! 

Dec had just been inside checking out the Maserati cars there .... 
staff (she) was very kind to him. 

Above: Fingal Heads, just south of the Qld. NSW border. 

Below:  Dec 'n me in Cornwall, UK

Above:  Dec' s  favourite at the time, POCKY.  I bought it over from Japan. 

Below:  At Upper Watchcombe Farm, Devon, UK. 

Above and Below:  Mundi's place @ Devon, UK. 

Above: Dec waiting for lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe, Ueno, Japan. 

Below: At Fukushima Aquamarine, Japan. 

Above:  Dec @ Cairns, February, 2020

Photo taken by Sam. 

Dec's Birthday

Soon it will be Dec's  Birthday.

Hurrah ! 

Monday

Monday Afternoon

27th April, 2020 

A setting sun over Brisbane City

Photos  taken from Sam's bedroom window

Kinda cool, huh ?

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My Garden

End of April, 2020

My Garden in pictures. 

Note the green foliage on the chilli bush to the left of frame. 

Above:  Some lettuce growing from seed. Hopefully they will sprout more

during this almost-Winter Season. 

Below:  A challenge which I set for myself. Originally it was a very small

stick from a beautiful Hibiscus bush which Sandra san gave to me a year 

or so ago. This mini-cutting seems to be doing so very well ! 

Poor Paw-Paw ! 

Compare the foliage on the chilli bush now ! 

A hungry possum stopped by a few nights ago for a feast. 

Unbelievable. 

Same possum has been dining on passionfruit leaves, too. 

My vines have been nibbled bare. 

Leanne's CROTON bush is doing well. 

I pray that she is too .... Stage 4. 

I planted some DAIKON seeds which have sprouted. 

My last seeds did not germinate due to the hot Summer weather here. 

So I thought maybe a sub-tropical Winter would be more to their liking ? 

Wait and see ... 

Below:  Winter is coming. 

The night temperatures are decreasing and the early mornings are chill. 

So much better than the heat and humidity. 

Got the heater out just in case there is a sudden temperature drop. 

A jigsaw table which my late Father made back in November, 2000. 

It was painted white and had gotten a bit knocked-about. 

So I repainted it green with white .... what do you think ? 

A little gift for Sandra san . 

Earth Day

Wednesday

22nd April, 2020 

It is 

E A R T H    D A Y 

Some photos of just a few of the  very wonderful botanical
drawings done by my long-time friend, Mayumi san
in Fukushima City. 

She held a small exhibition a few years back. 
It is appropriate to post them today. 

Good job, Sensei !