One pot left

......and run out of potting mix. Have to wait a couple weeks now!

Panorama view

Two to go!

With only two orchid pots left to repot, I have run out of light today. Two pots which will most probably turn into four or five by the time I'm finished with them. My green house is already full to over flowing, so I guess I should start selling a few more when they come into flower. When I'm finished I will post a pic of my overflowing greenhouse. It is nice to be in the yard! This time of year is especially beautiful with the heat of summer trying hard to leave us. The grass has been mowed and the pruning done, all the leaves have been raked around the trees to give them some mulch for winter. it's almost time to sit back and enjoy my garden.

Orchids....beautiful flowers, but work I continue to put off!

I really love orchid flowers, and I really am blessed to have so many of Dads orchids. But I am never as conscientious as dad was when it comes to the care of these. Well I am nearly finished the job of repotting. This is a tiresome job when you let them grow out of their pots for too many years.

Well the job is 3/4 done now, just need some more large pots for the last few left.

Feeling very blessed

I haven't been feeling well, and haven't been down to the bay to see the curlew family. Last time I was down there I couldn't find them. No sign of the parents or the young bird. And a couple days before that, I saw the parents with no young one.

Well I went down yesterday and spotted them, all three of them. mum, dad and the young one. It was such a joy to see this little family was still ok.

They young one is in the centre and has grown to be such a large bird in the 10 days or so since I have seen it. Thank you Lord for your amazing creation! Also have a close up pic of the young bird, you can see all the downy like feathers starting to fall and be replaced with an adult plumage. It must be about 5weeks old now.

More blessings came today also. I woke to the sound of men talked in the yard behind us. I had been told that the trees in the yards behind me were going to be removed sometime, well today was D Day. 

A man came to the door to tell me he may have to come into our yard and as Sheba, our German Shepherd also lives in our yard, I took the man in to meet her. He also informed me that out of the three trees next door, they were only taking ONE!!!! YAY!!!! 

This is a photo before. At least we had a win for the native birds today, even though it will take a while for them to get used to the change in their trees. And they won't be as close to the bowl of seed that sits on my greenhouse, but I'm hoping they will find it again. Here's the almost finished photo.

While the cats away.....

Thought I was clever sending my husband away for a few days. I've had two nights out to dinner with two terrific friends.....and now I have the sorest, rawest, throat!! Argh

The flowers of my garden today.

As I wandered around the garden, I was surprised at how many flowering plants I have in the heat of summer here in Queensland. 

First the beautiful Frangipani

Also Geraniums are flowering

Then there is the lovely Spider type Orchid in the front garden, and a greenhouse Orchid is open as well

Also Lavender, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, and right up in the top of the Golden Pender tree.

Also we have some edibles flowering, the Garlic Chives, the Lemon tree and not quite open yet, are the flowers on the Native Raspberry bush.

And last, but by no means least, hanging over the fence from the neighbours we have the beautiful Bouganvillia and Alamanda.

Curious winged creature!

Found this insect on the side of the greenhouse. Looks like a cross between a horsefly and a christmas beetle. So interesting I just had to take a photo.