Wednesday 30 November 2011

Saturday 26 November 2011

Friday 25 November 2011

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Saturday 19 November 2011

The Best Drinking water!

Why do cats seem to prefer drinking shower water instead of water from their own clean bowl?
And yes, the dog is still licking her back and doesn't she love it! Misty, seen here is 19 years old which the vet tells me is equivalent to somewhere between 92 and 93 in human ages.

Friday 18 November 2011

End of the Experiment.

I'm not sure if this always happens with Dandelions that mature in a glass of water, but the neck of the sead head has rotted away.

Thursday 17 November 2011

Day 17.

The top knot of dried petals has fallen off.

Saturday 12 November 2011

Friday 11 November 2011

Thursday 10 November 2011

Summer Vegetables Looking Good.

Patio Prize Tomatoes. I grew these last season and they grew huge, much too big for any pot and patio that I have, so this year they're in the garden all staked up for the expected growth spurt.
That's Italian eggplant in front of the tomatoes.

Sweet Corn.

Yellow Butter Beans.

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Day Nine.

I think something is happening!

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Tadpole Feeding Frenzy!


It won't be long before these taddies are all frogs, see the litttle legs on the lower tadpole?

Monday 7 November 2011

Sprekelia, or Maltese Cross Lilies.

These look so exotic, but they are very easy to grow.

Friday 4 November 2011

Thursday 3 November 2011

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Day 2

Note the tightly compacted centre of the flower.

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Dandelion Experiment 1

I was wondering if a dandelion would form the usual puffball seed head if it was picked and allowed to mature in water rather than in the garden. So here it is on day 1.