Tuesday, October 11, 2016

TUESDAY CHAT

How many of you feel as I do that it will be wonderful when the presidential election in the US is well and truly over although I am sure there will be repercussions following on from it.  My daughter as you know has just returned from two and a half weeks in New Jersey and she said she couldn't believe the hate talk that goes on over there when politics rears its ugly head.

I know feelings run high in Australia, particularly when we have a Federal election, and some nasty words are thrown back and forth (particularly on some Facebook pages) but I don't think I've ever seen it tear friends or families apart as it seems to do in America.   I know what my thoughts are on how our country should be run and others differ but it is their right to do so.  I wouldn't fall out with anyone over their choice of candidate or party even when I think they are wrong.  (*:*)

Talking of our daughter .... she and her hubby arrived home safely but both of them are feeling the effects of the long flight and are suffering exceptionally bad jet lag which I don't think affected them so much on their outward journey.  K decided to take a few extra days off before returning to work on Thursday but B was back at work today only to find he has to fly to *Adelaide on Tuesday (back here Wednesday) and then fly to *Sydney on Sunday (back here on Tuesday).   For someone already rather out of whack with all the other flying, K is concerned for his welfare, as am I.  He does have a very good job but sometimes it is not always good for one's health.  We can only hope he comes out the other side OK and may be has a chance of a rest in a week or so.

Not a lot has happened to either of us.  We both got out in the garden a couple of times to check out the weeds!!  I began to pull up a few (I have great difficulty bending down now) and lo and behold Phil began to look or the Dutch hoe.  Nowhere to be found until we both realised it was hidden in plain sight, leaning up against a small table down the yard.  I think I will employ similar tactics in future and maybe a few more weeds will go the way all weeds should go.  Won't be doing much on Wednesday as they are promising it will be 32C (89F) on Wednesday

We have had such cold weather in Perth that my frangipani are barely showing signs of leaves although there are a few very tiny shoots appearing on most of the plants.  The nasturtiums on the other hand are taking over a lot of the back garden and their beautiful yellow and orange blooms bring the yard to life, and for a few moment you forget those damned weeds.    Pink and white daisies and red bottlebrush are bringing a springtime look to our front garden.






I just realised that is the wrong bottlebrush....that is C. citrinus (not yet in flower) whereas the one covered with blooms is Kings Park Special and already the black cockatoes have been and bitten several of the blossoms off.   These cockies are an endangered species but there's still enough of them to do pop in and be cheeky with the garden plants.  Used to be large flocks of them arrive but now sadly we only see a few of them at a time which I guess if good for the bottlebrushes in Perth but not good for the black cockies.   I did however read somewhere they may be making a comeback so hopefully, and seriously, there will be more of them to be seen in future.

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  1. Hari OM
    My father just planted a bottlebrush here in Edinburgh! A hybrid, obviously, to deal with the climate, but I so look forward to next spring already. I don't give the Trump airtime. Yeeechh... YAM xx

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    1. How wonderful. I hope that bottlebrush thrives and we will see pics of the blossoms. There are a lot of hybrids in Oz too and Kings Park Special I think is what they call a sport.
      I try and avoid Trump as much as I can but he's on every news programme (I do turn the sound of though). xxx

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  2. Love your garden. Sigh on the weed front. They are thriving here too.
    32 on Wednesday!!!! That is awful. I hope it doesn't signify a long hot summer.

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    1. We have pretty spots and 'unpretty' spots. The man comes tomorrow (Friday) with his mower and whipper snipper so hopefully there will be some semblance of order.
      It was actually 34C on Wednesday while today (Thursday) is back to 24C which to me still feels quite warm.
      They are saying in Perth we will have a 'normal' summer which to me means damned hot.

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  3. Weeds are the main reason my yard is green.
    Love the pretty blossoms!

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    1. It's great to know someone else has a green garden like ours!!
      The pretty flowers take our minds off the weeds, at least temporarily. lol

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  4. Lovely daisies :)
    I'm getting out in the garden myself this afternoon. I have a potted pelaronium which was a tiny half dead piece I found on a road and this spring it surprised me my making some remarkable growth. There are a couple of spindly, long branches, which I will trim off today and replant separately. I remember dutch hoes, handy things to have when you can't bend or when you need to weed in between prickly things.
    'no-one's' yard is also very green right now, best crop of weeds in Adelaide I reckon!

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    1. Love pelargoniums but mine for some reason disappeared years ago. Have lots of geraniums in pots and one in the garden that was hit by the tree falling but has regenerated as though nothing happened. They are just soooo hardy.
      Do you not have someone come round to keep bits and pieces tidy? It's a shame if everyone else has a nice garden and there's one bit just weeds.
      Hope things are settling down after that awful kerfuffle with the storms, loss of power etc. Still arguments in Federal Parliament about all that and I expect it will continue for some time to come.

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  5. oh for Pete's sake! That's pelargonium, with a 'g' (*~*)

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    1. Obviously spell check didn't pick that one up but then they probably don't know the word anyway. :)

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  6. Hello, I'm from the U.S. This election has been unlike any other I've experienced. It gets uglier and more divisive by the day, and I'm afraid that is going to continue throughout the term of whoever is elected. I'm sorry your daughter and son-in-law saw us at our worst. I sure hope we can learn from this debacle and do better next time. In the meantime, I really enjoy following your blog. It's a breath of fresh air. :)

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    1. Hi Marcia and thanks for popping in and for your comments. Much appreciated.
      I heard say today that Trump is now accusing other Republicans of plotting against him (that really doesn't surprise me) but I think that man is not only paranoid but dangerous with it.
      My two travellers enjoyed their stay in the US which I think the most important thing.
      I will visit your blog as soon as I can and, once again, thanks.

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