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It has been raining nonstop for a few days now and I haven't even stepped into my garden for more than five days. The fact that my garden is on the roof top makes things worse as it is windy and cold out

Last evening as we were watching the news as we usually do before we go to bed my son called me. I was worried because he had just left home taking the dogs out for a walk so they could do their job before

'Leave the yesterdays behind and live in the now' - this is how I've always lived my life. The lessons of yesterdays are worth carrying forward, but not the emotions. I cried a bit, hurt a bit and moved

I have put together a few images for this week's contest. Believe me it wasn't wasy to find the images from my archives. However, I searched until I found the right ones. What are you doing? Careful man,

To be in the shadow of someone means protection and yet it also means to be under the influence or power of someone. While I do not like that I love playing with real shadows. Shadows are fun, both the

This is my entry for the Reflection Hunters Contest Round 21. A walk around the lake in the morning always means beautiful scenes and some work for my camera. Although the lighting is not perfect around

Adenium Why gardening? I guess it is our soul connect with the Earth, perhaps it feels more complete and happy when we feel, smell and work in the soil. 'Born from dust and to the dust' we return so perhaps

Amazing Nature Contest: Thematic Challenge - #2/6/21

I just realized this morning how much I've missed playing around with shadows. I remember trying to outrun my shadow when I was small, I mean really small. Jumping into shadows was fun too. Watching shadows

Zoe my little girl is really, really sad. She hasn't eaten in two days. I can't even tempt her with carrots, or green beans or tomatoes her favorite treats. She is moping around and not even playing with

I am proud to call myself a gardener, a grower, a nurturer of plants. What do I grow? I grow anything I take a fancy to - cacti, succulents, food flowers, bonsai, fruit trees and many more. People are

I love silhouettes and birds, this is a killer combination for a competition. It is easy to capture silhouettes at sunset. Sunsets by themselves are so romantic and having birds against a beautiful skyline

It's a beautiful Sunday here, the sun is shinning brightly and the birds seem to be in a hurry to collect their food. Rain is predicted around threeish, perhaps they know. I have never believed the weather

This whole morning I was chasing after a couple of butterflies. It had rained all night and it was still cold and cloudy this morning. This meant that I had a lot of garden time since I didn't have to

I have already posted a couple of long posts documenting my vegetable garden in two earlier #gardenjournal posts [My garden update]( and [The value of growing food]( so now its time to show you some of

Isn't he cool wearing that translucent PPE suit? This is my entry for the thematic challenge in #amazingnature. I love nature and all things in nature are amazing to me. This tortoise beetle had me in

This is a juvenile Mynah, perhaps on his first flight from his nest. He was stuck here for a while trying to find the courage to fly further or back home. His parents were calling out to him from one of

Monkeys are so much fun. They are always up to something. They just can't seem to be keep themselves out of trouble. They make us laugh with everyone of their actions, perhaps we identify yourselves more

Waterlily reflections a picture of peace and tranquility.

This is my thematic challenge in the #amazingnature challenge by @bucipuci This is one of my favorite images. It was a cool, misty morning when we were ready to drive away from the resort we were staying