I have been noticing subtle changes outside of late. Mornings chores that were once done in brilliant bright sunlight have become a darker and if it weren't for the chirping of the birds one might think that it may be midnight out there. The heat is still here and will probably be here for a good time to come. But there is a change - there is this slightest wisp of coolness in the very early mornings. Yes, the seasons are changing, the wheel of the year is still turning. And, turn it will, regardless of what we're doing with our lives.
So, with these thoughts in mind I thought it best to update a little on how our wildlings are doing out there before it all passes by ever so fast and we're back into the throws of our African Winters.
Our kitchen garden has fared well this year with the move from the bamboo thicket to closer and within the fence line. But, there has been a humidity this year. So much of it that the wildlings haven't fared as they should have. Rob, mentioned that our patty pan leaves (as well as the strawberry leaves) keep showing signs of a type of rust on them to the guy at the nursery down the road. This guy confirmed, as we suspected, that it was due to the high humidity this year. I have also noticed sporadic growth spurts. This hasn't been of the norm. Some weeks our greens flourish and we cannot keep up with them and other weeks they stand ever so still barely to reach for the skies in any shape or form.
Our oranges have been green for months, as are our bananas! They are the first bunch ever to sprout on our land. We have been carefully guarding them from monkey invasions. And, aren't oranges supposed to be a Winter fruit? Interesting that the tree is in fruit on the last bit before Autumn swings on in. This week Rob fried up our first Aubergine. A little late in the season but they're about to fruit by the basket full (I hope!) I have ideas of pickling these little treasures for later eating in the year.
The girls in the coop are also a little bipolar at the moment. Some weeks we have all 4 sweet hearts laying and then nothing. I am still on the search for little red hens and pretty white fluffy ones too. Nothing has come up close to home on my web searches but I will keep at it.
It has been the strangest of seasons, to say the very least. I wonder what the rest of it will bring?
How are your wildlings and backyard faring this season?
ps.. Ive added a little meander around our backyard below - the sound for some unknown reason just wouldn't load with the video. I suppose old dated technology does that? of course I have no inkling of updating any of it in the near future - so we compromised and added Rob's favourite band to accompany it.
Hope you enjoy - Love Angela xox
https://youtu.be/r9nj-AqiNEg
what a lovely walk about. I cannot imagine living where bananas grow and guarding them from the monkeys :) We have ground hogs, deer and rabbits as our garden invaders. We just let them eat whatever they want because we don't want to battle!!
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