Sublime Beautiful Sunday October
Banks of cloud building on the horizon possible rain looming arrival later this evening, how delightful for our garden now green once again.
Season of change has been living up to strong winds, heavy rain, breaking into sunlight as quickly the thermometer goes up steeply, while cooler days prevail magic happens!
Oncidium orchids have taken time to bloom, at long last the spike after last round of rain is now in flower.
Spike is approximately one meter long, now mixed into the Jasmin bush where it is protected from strong wind or rain.
Orchids planted in a tree with company of a Staghorn fern these plants I never feed anything more than a banana peel twice per year, they live with what they have and appear settled.
Worms tucking into some plants, the day lily grow profusely, not to panic they will clear a few out then move on again.
Couple of fungi on a tree dying since after neighbour used cement that poisoned the roots a couple of years ago, sad the crouton bush simply could not cope against excess chemicals. Something will come along as change in nature transforms much, little goes to waste.
Succulent plants in flower, drooping blooms the insects or birds will visit, those able to cope with this lifestyle.
Little Sunbird enjoying nectar in yellow trumpet flower tree, taking a peak at me between golden splendor under blue sky.
My little dragon is sunbathing the rain will arrive later, warm up before the cold wet night approaches.
Let nature in, without balance, our lifestyle will disappear quick enough, my philosphy is poison the worm save a plant, bird eats worm gets sick and dies!
Today is #SublimeSunday is inspired by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday is initiated by @ace108.
All photography my own using Canon Powershot SX730 HS. Any queries or requests please drop a comment below or make contact with me, have a wonderful day! Freehand Photography no tripod, let nature back in.
Thought for Today: "What nature gives us is not refused." - Bantu Proverb
Once again, a wonderful report on wildlife from you. I love this. Cool nice photos.👍
Hope for some entertainment today with flying ants rising after overnight rain, birds normally have a feast 🤣, thanks for visiting and have a great day.
What a beautiful of nature, I love these pictures 🕊️🕊️🥰🥰🥰🥰😍 they look amazing...
Walks never fail when you stop to look, nature is everywhere!
Thanks for visiting and kind words.
Your are welcome ma, I always appreciate your post and appreciate you more.
Everything in the photos looks mesmerizing, the beauty of nature is really incredible. I especially love the color pattern of the worms! I love planting flowers and taking care of them, it takes a lot of patience of course, but when the day comes and you see the flower blooming, it gives you an indescribable happiness, I felt it from your description✨
Turning the garden to indigenous has been rewarding, with lack of water most survive through good/bad days.
Enjoy your flowers they are rewarding when they smile back at you.
Indeed. Nature is the original recycler.
Your little dragon might like the sunny day over here at the moment with the temperature of 30 degrees Celcius.
Happy Sunday
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Nice sunny cool day here, rain on the horizon for next two days again.
Little fellow sure was chilled he didn't even move off the rock.
Happy Sunday !LUV
!LOLZ Managed to get Woody to the park, two herds of cows, babies, bulls we played dodgems to get anywhere.
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! help(no space) to get help on Hive. InfoLol when those herds are on the road, they own it. I have had to wait for them on several occasions on the rural routes in SA.
Not only rural roads, here you find them on highways using center medium to eat, a problem!
Not nice on highways, it can be very dangerous for drivers that are hitting the accelerator.
Dangerous hitting the brakes as well.... 🙃
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Whoa, what a cool lizard!! :)
Agama males are stunning this time of year.
Indeed!
A lovely post Lady Joan and the worms look like "Amaryllis borers", they will eventually turn into "Brithys crini" Moths.
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You right, I saw the moth the other day and posted about it. Loves the cycas every so often, day lily is a soft target !LOLZ
Blue Death powder will kill them, not going to destroy life cycle so left alone to chomp on....
Great, so you know them and when I saw it, I knew that we have seen them, and Marian knew the name. I have a memory like a sieve !LOLZ
We have no pesticides and great of you to just leave them. !PIZZA
Most doing what they do best in survival game, only pesticides I need in great quantity would be for politicians and greedy people. !LOLZ
!LUV to the Cape lots of rain overnight here, now black flying ants out in droves.
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! help(no space) to get help on Hive. InfoHahaha, well said, but I would think that they are all immune to it !LOLZ
Hot over here now and the wet days are now past until next winter. I think that KZN is a summer rainfall province.
!LUV and glad that you guys got some water. Flying ants are great to use for fishing bait.
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! help(no space) to get help on Hive. InfoHand raising young birds over the years used to deep freeze flying ants for their dinner.
Rains almost all gone again, love the freshness in the air after.
!PIZZA
Oh yes, I seem to remember you telling me this a long time ago.
Thankfully it was good rain and not the bad rain that struck you guys so badly a time ago. That smell is certainly refreshing.
!PIZZA
Such beautiful photographs. And your philosophy is so true. If more people can just apply it. We kill so much because we want the perfect lawn or perfect garden, but at the end, the garden is actually dead. No birds, no insects.
These guys can chomp through quite a bit in no time, nature heals quickly I have not used insecticide in over twenty years everything survives without much help, or interference from us.
I have only once used insecticide against snails that ate young fynbos seedlings. They are slow growing plants and some of them died due to the snails and slugs eating them. As soon as the plants established themselves, I stopped and since then there are so many slugs and snails (more than I like) but the plants does not suffer. There is balance and symmetry in the garden. As you say, with little interference nature will find harmony and balance.
Our problem is getting anything from the garden after the monkeys visit, so inquisitive!
That is such a shame! Only if they understood the principle of sharing, also the insects! But alas nature plays by her rules and not ours. I lost a bunch of pepper plant seedlings due to ferocious eating of bugs. Such is life.
Well they found your garden tasty!
I am so sorry for only replying now. It feels like I type this comment every week or so. Time is such a troublesome thing, I cannot keep track.
Yes, that is sadly so! There is not even one pepper seedling left, after almost 15 or so small seedlings began to grow.
I think those little worms are actually caterpillars. They will add even more beauty to your garden.
Lily borer is effectively a caterpillar referred to as a worm, swarm in numbers for a couple of week filling up for next seasons moths.
Either way it's nature doing what it does best, every year they arrive without fail. !LOLZ
Wow Joanstewart, amazing shots as usual 😍
Couple of walks around the garden daily there is always something to see, good fun!
Well, enjoy then. Cheers
love that dragon
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There are three or four in our garden, they are territorial, often see them sunning in different places.
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I have really enjoyed this photographic chronicle of your wild garden. ..
Let's multiply spaces in balance!!! 🙏💚💚💚
Constantly reminded of how much we share on daily walks, a garden is never your own.
Yes, very true !!! 💚💚💚
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Beautiful photos Joan. Love your little dragon. He is spread eagle enjoying the sunbathing,
In full sun one can see the amazing colours, they are gorgeous.