20 September. Sort of spring. The fields are not so soggy, and outdoor 'spring cleaning' has begun...
Down the back paddock the boys have been cutting up the remainder of the fallen trees: next winter's supply of firewood ...
Wendy's vegetable garden has been largely expanded to no less than a dozen planters ...
From this
To this
The waterways round here have not been well maintained, so in conjunction with Environment Canterbury we got cleaning ...
And where, you might ask, was I while all this activity was going on? Why, where the boss always is!
And meanwhile, back in the front garden the tardy and sluggish signs of spring are showing just a tiny bit more. The magnolia has a few scraggy flowers (maybe it is saying 'Feed Me?), the rampant wisteria is sprouting multifold buds, the kowhai trees are in flower ...
Alas, no bellbirds nowadays. The peafowl and the paradise ducks and the pesky plovers have scared them all away ..
The azaleas are getting into full gear ..
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