Pastures now are very green, although the new seasons growth has not yet covered up the dry dead stems left from the dry season.

Names for the plants

I will check the scientific names of the plants shown and update the pages soon. For the moment the idea is to document the species flowering today. I will also try to improve the poorly focussed pictures.

Green revolution

Although there have been odd showers since the end of April it is only in the last two weeks that the surface layers of the soil have reached field capacity. The result of constant water availability has been a sudden spurt of growth. Many herbs have come into flower. In general grasses are not yet…

Scans and Tai Kwon Do

I aplogise for the fact that the web log has had no postings for a while. I have been very busy teaching. The good news is that Adriana had a scan 0n the 9 May. It showed that the baby is developing normally. The doctor was particularly pleased by the rapid growth rate, as one…

The ninja’s apprentice. Mickey was about as agile as turtle at the beginning of his classes, but has improved quite a bit in the last two weeks.