Missed a run yesterday and decided to stay in and enjoy the rain from my balcony today. The Rain gods finally decided to smile on the city.
While missing two runs in a row is not such a great idea, it felt good to sleep in and enjoy a slow morning. It also presented a good opportunity to get my hands dirty and potter around in my little garden. I spent a good few hours pruning, weeding and rearranging the plants to keep them happy through the season. It was bare hands day. π My plants are smiling and so am I.
Most days, there is a little bird that comes to feed on one of the flowering shrubs. He came today too. I also saw a little snail without his shell making his way along the wall. By the time, I was done tidying up, he disappeared somewhere. This little space in my house is a favourite with all of us and we spend a lot of time here. It is also home or atleast a wayside stop for caterpillars and bulbuls. The crows just come by for a quick water break while honeybees sometimes stay. In fact, I once had a busy, little hive on one of the leaves of the fragipani tree! The only unwelcome visitors are pigeons who make a mess and add some extra cleaning work.
Here are some pictures from this morning.
All in all, a Sunday well spent and come to think of it, I probably cross trained too! There was enough squatting, twisting around and lifting heavy pots. Running can wait for tomorrow.
babycrow said:
I’m smiling. What a great little insight into your weekend. thanks for sharing these lovely photos too — it looks so exotic to me!
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So... said:
π Thank you babycrow.
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k8macdo said:
Beautiful garden photos, Sonia! I have to get weeding too!!!
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So... said:
Thank you Kate! Nothing like tending to a garden to relax.
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k8macdo said:
The quintessential grounding activity!
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Gareth said:
Loving the plants! Isnt a snail minus shell a slug? (I may be showing my horticultural ignorance here) and what is Mr Hangman and how does all the soil stay up!?
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So... said:
Yes, you’re right. Snails without shells are slugs.
Mr. Hangman is just our name for the hanging adenium. I’m not sure about the medium which holds it. All I need to do is dip the entire mix and root in a bucket of water every few days.
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mawil1 said:
Nice to see that your plants get adorned with children’s toys too! A family of plastic frogs live in the pot of a weeping fig. They have been there quite happily for some years! I just get reminded when if I haven’t been watering it enough the leaves come off!
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So... said:
π I guess it is inevitable with having kids. Some things are universal!
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