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Sublime Beautiful Sunday October
Banks of cloud building on the horizon possible rain looming arrival later this evening, how delightful for our garden now green once again.
Season of change has been living up to strong winds, heavy rain, breaking into sunlight as quickly the thermometer goes up steeply, while cooler days prevail magic happens!
Oncidium orchids have taken time to bloom, at long last the spike after last round of rain is now in flower.
Spike is approximately one meter long, now mixed into the Jasmin bush where it is protected from strong wind or rain.
Orchids planted in a tree with company of a Staghorn fern these plants I never feed anything more than a banana peel twice per year, they live with what they have and appear settled.
Worms tucking into some plants, the day lily grow profusely, not to panic they will clear a few out then move on again.
Couple of fungi on a tree dying since after neighbour used cement that poisoned the roots a couple of years ago, sad the crouton bush simply could not cope against excess chemicals. Something will come along as change in nature transforms much, little goes to waste.
Succulent plants in flower, drooping blooms the insects or birds will visit, those able to cope with this lifestyle.
Little Sunbird enjoying nectar in yellow trumpet flower tree, taking a peak at me between golden splendor under blue sky.
My little dragon is sunbathing the rain will arrive later, warm up before the cold wet night approaches.
Let nature in, without balance, our lifestyle will disappear quick enough, my philosphy is poison the worm save a plant, bird eats worm gets sick and dies!
Today is #SublimeSunday is inspired by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday is initiated by @ace108.
All photography my own using Canon Powershot SX730 HS. Any queries or requests please drop a comment below or make contact with me, have a wonderful day! Freehand Photography no tripod, let nature back in.
Thought for Today: "What nature gives us is not refused." - Bantu Proverb
What a beautiful of nature, I love these pictures 🕊️🕊️🥰🥰🥰🥰😍 they look amazing...
Walks never fail when you stop to look, nature is everywhere!
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Your are welcome ma, I always appreciate your post and appreciate you more.
Everything in the photos looks mesmerizing, the beauty of nature is really incredible. I especially love the color pattern of the worms! I love planting flowers and taking care of them, it takes a lot of patience of course, but when the day comes and you see the flower blooming, it gives you an indescribable happiness, I felt it from your description✨
Turning the garden to indigenous has been rewarding, with lack of water most survive through good/bad days.
Enjoy your flowers they are rewarding when they smile back at you.
Your little dragon might like the sunny day over here at the moment with the temperature of 30 degrees Celcius.
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Nice sunny cool day here, rain on the horizon for next two days again.
Little fellow sure was chilled he didn't even move off the rock.
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Lol when those herds are on the road, they own it. I have had to wait for them on several occasions on the rural routes in SA.
Not only rural roads, here you find them on highways using center medium to eat, a problem!
Not nice on highways, it can be very dangerous for drivers that are hitting the accelerator.
Dangerous hitting the brakes as well.... 🙃
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Agama males are stunning this time of year.
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A lovely post Lady Joan and the worms look like "Amaryllis borers", they will eventually turn into "Brithys crini" Moths.
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You right, I saw the moth the other day and posted about it. Loves the cycas every so often, day lily is a soft target !LOLZ
Blue Death powder will kill them, not going to destroy life cycle so left alone to chomp on....
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Great, so you know them and when I saw it, I knew that we have seen them, and Marian knew the name. I have a memory like a sieve !LOLZ
We have no pesticides and great of you to just leave them. !PIZZA
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Most doing what they do best in survival game, only pesticides I need in great quantity would be for politicians and greedy people. !LOLZ
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Hahaha, well said, but I would think that they are all immune to it !LOLZ
Hot over here now and the wet days are now past until next winter. I think that KZN is a summer rainfall province.
!LUV and glad that you guys got some water. Flying ants are great to use for fishing bait.
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Rains almost all gone again, love the freshness in the air after.
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Oh yes, I seem to remember you telling me this a long time ago.
Thankfully it was good rain and not the bad rain that struck you guys so badly a time ago. That smell is certainly refreshing.
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I got the second iron infusion this morning and let's just hope that this 4th time, it will work, as the first 3 times made very little difference.
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Thank you Lady Joan and I say that it will be what will be.
I read somewhere that all of the KZN beaches are closed due to flooding?
Shark nets tangled with debris, Sharks Board called for beach closures not the Municipality as "news" said it, typical!
Oh okay, and if the Shark Board did not call for the closure, some visitors could have become shark bait. I don't know where this country is headed!
Some entities still run efficiently, had to laugh with upcoming elections after recent heavy sea municipal workers are suddenly cleaning beaches, when most towns are paying for teams to clean up through Tidy Towns in each town taking back control. Talk about showcasing!
The showcasing happens every time before elections, as suddenly great care for the people gets shown all over and in the media. Of course, after the elections all promises are forgotten, and the focus reverts to self enrichment. Our turn to eat is the slogan.
Such beautiful photographs. And your philosophy is so true. If more people can just apply it. We kill so much because we want the perfect lawn or perfect garden, but at the end, the garden is actually dead. No birds, no insects.
These guys can chomp through quite a bit in no time, nature heals quickly I have not used insecticide in over twenty years everything survives without much help, or interference from us.
I have only once used insecticide against snails that ate young fynbos seedlings. They are slow growing plants and some of them died due to the snails and slugs eating them. As soon as the plants established themselves, I stopped and since then there are so many slugs and snails (more than I like) but the plants does not suffer. There is balance and symmetry in the garden. As you say, with little interference nature will find harmony and balance.
Our problem is getting anything from the garden after the monkeys visit, so inquisitive!
That is such a shame! Only if they understood the principle of sharing, also the insects! But alas nature plays by her rules and not ours. I lost a bunch of pepper plant seedlings due to ferocious eating of bugs. Such is life.
Well they found your garden tasty!
I am so sorry for only replying now. It feels like I type this comment every week or so. Time is such a troublesome thing, I cannot keep track.
Yes, that is sadly so! There is not even one pepper seedling left, after almost 15 or so small seedlings began to grow.
Coriander only one lifting it's head, turn from hot to cold back to hot I think everything is confused.
So true. Luckily, most of mine survived this crazy weather. I try to plant things considered “weeds” as it grows so well in most conditions. Marog, wild mustards, rocket, dandelion, all those herbs and greens that people want to eradicate. They are diehards that even some bad weather cannot kill.
Weeds look superb, growing everything you plant from seed intentionally takes a little longer....
I am sorry for only responding now! Wow what a crazy week, falling ill but deadlines remain.
So true. And the bugs love the things you plant. None of my pepper plants survived, but the garden is overflowing with purslane (if you know if?). So in some sense I am sad but also happy.
If it grows you enjoy it, if it doesn't something else is sure to have had it, never fret over the garden too much.
For sure. Just harvested plenty of marog, rocket, and purslane. None of the bugs want to eat them, so I am lucky!
We are fortunate more with fruit, depends on the day and the conditions.
True. If you manage to get more fruit, that is perfect. The birds always manage to get my fruits first.
🐒main culprit here...
Luckily we do not have them here. But the birds have been stealing many of my seeds here. After I plant, they come and eat the seeds. So there is not even seedlings.
Shade cloth might protect a little.
That might be the best for the future yes. Will look into it! Then I can also grow some tomatoes.
Had some gorgeous tomatoes coming up and yup monkeys took them, never win here with these guys....
Eish! That is never nice. Had that one year with my peaches. They were two weeks away from harvesting when the squirrels ate every single peach. Since then the tree never produces again.
Most everything of late goes to the monkeys with troops far to big, we never had this problem prior all the development that is happening everywhere.
We are taking almost all of their natural habitats, so it is only fair that they retaliate in some way!
Very big surprise yet to happen, flooding is not going to go away! Price of doing development not thinking.
I am so sorry for only replying now. We packed up our camp and I got home realising that I had a deadline that I almost missed, because the email went to my spam folder and not my normal folder.
In any case, so true. I think I read somewhere that most of the damage caused by the recent floods in KZN was due to development taking away barriers that usually stopped the water? As we drove to Drakensville, we saw multiple places where the roads completely washed away, foundation and all.
No forethought, engineers sorely lacking, money all gone via corruption what more could you ask for.... It's countrywide!
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It feels like I am packing and travelling every week. I am already packing up again, flying to Cape Town tomorrow.
Sorry for the long way to reply.
I hope that your Christmas was good, and that your new year will only bring good things over your path!
Moving around when young not a problem, actually do as much as you can....
Enjoy the Cape it's such a beautiful region to enjoy.
Low key Christmas and New Year with family all on the move, change is good hopefully in 2024. Wishing you and yours all the best.
Thank you so much, and for you as well! May 2024 just be better than what we had...
And for sure! Travelling while young is so much younger, as I see in my family how they struggle in their older years now. Some of family members who are 70 years old decided to travel now, and things are not always easy.
Get out before having children, which is what I enjoyed, never regretted the decision with change that has happened over the years.
For sure, that is the plan! When we find stable jobs, or either one of us (me or the girlfriend), we will begin planning the trips. The world is out there waiting to be explored in youth, as you said.
Employment is far and few between, trust you two will find what you looking for then have opportunity to take more trips soon.
Thank you so much! Yes, that is the problem. And in academia, money is being withheld, so there are even less positions available year after year.
Academia is floundering where it should have been the starting post to build on/from, more wasted opportunities blown to the wind.
So true, and I see it in front of my eyes on a daily basis. I do as much as possible, but when people are spoonfed or put through without doing the necessary work, you as educator cannot do anything.
If people wish to accept second best of themselves you cannot help them progress!
I am sorry for the week delay. I presented at a conference and the week was a bit crazy. I took a much-needed break as well to clear my mind. I hope you are doing well!
Survived another round of flooding, hopefully things settle again, otherwise all well thanks.
Again, I am so sorry for the late response. I hope that in this coming year I can adhere to a better schedule, for Hive, and my other endeavours.
I hope that everything is well, especially with the floods. Here in the Cape, we are experiencing so many fires at the moment. It saddens me to see so much of the beauty of the fynbos burning down...
Fires have become more of a problem with invasion of the Cape region, too many people. You will find your stride once again once settled into the year.
So true. Many invasive species and natural habitat loss due to many people building homes on protected areas. Such a sad thing to see happening in real time.
Humans are the invasive species!
You can say that again. We drove on the N2 toward Cape Town, and where it was nature and fynbos about 10 years ago, there is nothing "natural" left, only housing for the rich and poor. I am so saddened by all of the destruction of nature we witness.
Going to Central Berg we were shocked at how many shacks have appeared, small towns now filthy dirty....
That is everywhere. It feels like a cancer slowly growing. When we drive to Swellendam, there are so many forests which have become housing, and so many fynbos that get uprooted for either expanding the roads or farming enterprises. There is almost no "wild" nature left.
Coastal belt here exactly the same, it is as if people have gone mad simply wanting to develop everywhere.
Sorry for the long wait in reply. Every time I think things will slow down a bit, I am hit with life's full force of administrative chaos.
That is the case here as well. I heard a stat somewhere that certain native areas only have 3% of wild fauna and flora left. If they cease to exist because of greedy corporations, those fauna and flora will forever be extinct.
I think those little worms are actually caterpillars. They will add even more beauty to your garden.
Lily borer is effectively a caterpillar referred to as a worm, swarm in numbers for a couple of week filling up for next seasons moths.
Either way it's nature doing what it does best, every year they arrive without fail. !LOLZ
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Wow Joanstewart, amazing shots as usual 😍
Couple of walks around the garden daily there is always something to see, good fun!
Well, enjoy then. Cheers
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There are three or four in our garden, they are territorial, often see them sunning in different places.
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I have really enjoyed this photographic chronicle of your wild garden. ..
Let's multiply spaces in balance!!! 🙏💚💚💚
Constantly reminded of how much we share on daily walks, a garden is never your own.
Yes, very true !!! 💚💚💚
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Once again, a wonderful report on wildlife from you. I love this. Cool nice photos.👍
Hope for some entertainment today with flying ants rising after overnight rain, birds normally have a feast 🤣, thanks for visiting and have a great day.
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Indeed. Nature is the original recycler.
Beautiful photos Joan. Love your little dragon. He is spread eagle enjoying the sunbathing,
In full sun one can see the amazing colours, they are gorgeous.