18 January, 2011

Garden Bounty

Today's harvest:




Yes, I made fried green tomatoes for dinner. I'm getting a good handful of beans each day however the zucchinis are reluctant (these below were picked over a week ago - nowt ready to harvest since).




How about this for a little gem squash - it was utterly delicious.


And I don't have to share with Zebby Cat!

He is a complete carnivore and, when fed to his requirements
(dry cat food, wet cat food and a little fresh meat daily),
is happy snoozing away the day on his battered, beloved quilt

(the battering by feline teeth is all his own work - I'm so proud!)




Postscript: Our Tuesday, the 18th of January, has been horribly hot, humid and overcast. The temperature got to 29C which is a heatwave for Wellington - a Summer's day is usually between 20 and 23C at the most with many back at 18 or 19C. Still my darling chose to sleep beneath his battered quilt.

At almost 2.00am on Wednesday it is still 20C here with 98% humidity - furry-clad Zebby is back under his quilty comforter, snoozling away, while I'm still wilting with the weather, no way ready for sleep with the hot and humid conditions - it is even too hot and muggy for knitting!

16 January, 2011

Zebby Cat Appreciates Good Music!


I have the radio on our Public Broadcasting Station, Radio New Zealand National. They just played Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher", and Zeb started purring LOUDLY as soon as the song started!

Zebby Cat Purring continued right through the song; now he has moved to sleepy snoring again.

My rescued feline Lad has good taste!!! (and he hasn't even seen "The Blues Brothers")

03 January, 2011

Happy New Year


A wonderful sight in the New Zealand Summer is the flowering of the Pohutukawa tree.


Known as "the New Zealand Christmas tree", the bright red flowers appear in December
and continue in January.



The trees have multiple trunks which makes them great to climb ...



but don't try it while they flower as Pohutukawa pollen is very itchy!


It is always lovely to see the patches of red amongst the usual greenery.