The Other Sunset

Some of the evening skies have been amazing, looking to the west the other night there were no clouds, and nothing very spectacular about the setting sun, looking to the east though - quite the picture :)

Sparky's Friends and Relatives

This is Sparky's dad, not the prettiest budgie in the aviary, but then his mother was not crash hot either... what chance has he got really??  Mustnt speak ill of the dead, Sparky's mother was a lovely big budgie with very good type.

And there are plenty of pretty budgies in the aviary!!

Wedgewood and the view from the house gates

Wedgewood is a truly lovely place :)  This is the view from the front gate - which is closed... because while they're nice to look at sheep, the whole rural idyll thing, are not good in the front garden!!  LOL!!

A new Hoya

Found this lovely hanging basket of hoyas at the garden centre yesterday, seems to have about 4 different plants in it, inlcluding 2 different variegated leaf ones, a pure white leaf one and the pea pod leaf one.  And its in flower :)

African Violets

I have 4 pots of African Violets on the window ledge in the kitchen, 2 I will leave behind when I go, and 2 I'll take with me to Mt Tanga.  At the moment the dark purple curly edge one (staying) is in full swing and looking fantastic.

Sparky Day 16

Sparky is getting bigger and louder!!  And has mutton chops!

Ducklings making a big splash :)

Last big bath time for the ducklings, today they have moved out to the 'bigger babies' pen on the grass, where they can bath at will, so today was their last supervised swim in the deep water pond.

We've called this fawn girl Flower, after Meerkat Manor's Flower, because she is always on the lookout and quite meerkat-ish!!

Ducklings are always having a good time in the water, but the head shakes are always on!!

All, but this one is shot of the day :)