Yes, I have a lot of time on my own!

When the birds are away the insects come to play in the bird bath.

I tried several times to snap this bugger,

only to be foiled at the click of the button.

It would come straight at the camera and buzz right in my face.

Kev even tried to sneak up on it.

Eventually my persistence paid off and it remained calm.

This is an agapanthus gone to seed.

I missed taking the purple bloom as I was immobile.

I missed the two gerberas as well, same reason.

This is what I like about the thai chilli.

It begins purple then turns yellow to orange before finally becoming red and ready to eat.

The more you pick the more it will grow.

My accent plants were already in the ground when we arrived.

These bushes were extremely over-grown thirsty and un-nourished.

They didn't flower at all.

It's a different story now, and my neighbours who truly freaked out to see how HEAVILY,

I pruned them back are so full of praise about the end result.

The christmas colours of the salvia inspired Helen to offer this plant to me as a gift,

again a couple of cuttings from her mother.

Around here at Christmas these red geraniums gave a beautiful show.

Someone else had picked this flower.

They discarded it onto the footpath leading to our village shops.

I found it and planted it with good results.