Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

April 2017:


Image 0f woman looking out of window
        in tropical house


April  01:

Work Continues on the Roof

Images of tropical house roof being
        changed

Images of tropical houseroof being changed

Images of tropical house roof being changed

Images of tropical house roof being changed

April Animals in the Rain

Images of animals in tropical garden
        during rain

Blackie jumps out of his old pen -and gets moved to another one

Images of escaped piglet in a new
        tropical backyard pen


April  02:

Images of tropical house roof being
        changed

Imags of tropical house having its roof changed

Images of tropical house roof being
        changed

Images of tropical house roof being changed

Images of tropical house roof being changed

April  04:

Some Metal Roof Parts delivered

Images of metal roof for tropical
        house being delivered

-but Rain prevents further work

Images of doing nothing on a rainy tropical day

April  05:

Pig Pen Floor Flattened and Fences Fixed

Images of improvements to tropical
        garden pig pens

Disposing of the Old Roof


Images of piles of Nipa from tropical house roof

Imags of Old Nipa from roof used asa compost in
        tropoical garden

Some more Metal

Images of metal roof arriving for
        tropical house

Some more Work

Images of men working on changing roof of tropical
        house

...and lots more Rain

April  06:

More Rain Today Too....

Images of leaking tropical house roof

Pregnant Cat?

Images of suspected pregnant cat

April  07:

Duck enjoys a Private Bath

Images of Duck swimming in a pond

Blackie is moved to a new pen

Images of tropical pig pen with piglet

Brownie gets the maternity suite

Images of pig in tropical backyard pen

...and Pinkie gets Brownie's pen

Images of tropical backyard pigs in pens

While work on the Roof continues Again

Images of workmen changing the roof of a tropical house

Imags of workmen changing roof of tropical house

Images of workmen changing a tropical house roof

April  08:

Images of material for new roof for
        tropical house

Images of new roof being put on a tropical house

Images of new roof being put on a tropical house

Images of preparations for a new section of roof on a
        tropical house


April  10:

Emergency repairs to roof -after damage by exploring cat

Images of small repairs in nipa roof

...and rebuilding the new roof continues

Images of tropical house roof being changed

Images of tropical roof being replaced


April  11:

Imags of workmen changing roof of
        tropical house

Imags of workmen changing roof on
        tropical house

April  12:

Rain!

Images of tropical rain

First Nipa pile finally Redistributed


Images of old nipa roof distributed over garden patches

Bamboo area Trimmed

Images of trimmed bamboo

April  13:

Purple Dragon Fruit Planted

Images of Dragon Fruit Cuttings before
        and after planting

Unwanted Tree Cut Down and Recycled

Images of Tree before and after being cut down

Images of unwanted tree recycled in tropical backyard

April  16:

Heavy Rain in the Night

Images of effects of night rain in
        tropiical house where the roof is being changed


April  17:

Images of workmen changing roof on
        tropical house

IMages of workmen changing roof on tropical house

Images of roof being changed on tropical house

April  18:

Images of roof being replaced on
        tropical house

Images of roof being changed on tropical house

"Sticks" from Old Roof used to make Trellis for Garden Vines

IMages of sticks used to make trellis
        for beans

April  19:

Images of tropical house roof being
        replaced

Images of tropical house roof being changed

Images of tropical house roof being changed

Food, Glorious Food!

Images of ducks around feeding time

April 20:

The Seed Station gets a new Home -and a tidy up

Images of garden seeds being moved to
        new station as tropical house roof is changed

Tons of empty Seed Packets -marking years of failure

Images of empty seed packets -gfailed attempts at
        gardening

The kitchen
gets Moved

Images of kitchen being moved to allow tropical house
        roof to be replaced

Images of tropical house being rearranged to replace
        roof

a New Temporary Bedroom

Images of temporary bedroom while tropical house roof is
        being replaced

...and a Home found for the Rest

Images of house junk stored while house roof is
        replaced

So the Demolition can Start

Images of tropical house roof being demolished
            before being replaced

Images of traditional tropical house roof being
            demolished for new roof

Images of demolition of tradional
        tropical house roof before replacement

Images of junk from demolition when tropical house gets
        a new roof

Images of demolotion junk in tropical garden while
        changing roof of house

April 21:

and the Rebuilding can Continue....

IMages of tropical house roof being
        changed

Images of roof being replaced on tropical house

April 22:

Images of workmen Changing roof on
        tropical house

Images of lunch on the balcony while workmen replace
        tropical house roof

Images of siesta before workmen start work again
        renewing tropical house roof

Images of workmen changing roof on tropical house

April 23:

The difference between Dumping and Distribution

Images showing difference between
        "dumping" and "distribution"

The difference between Garbage and Compost

Images showing garbage thrown on composting heap

April 24:

Rain and then Work Again

Images of rain while tropical house is having roof
        replaced

Images of tropical house roof being replaced

Images of men working on replacing tropical house roof

April 25:

Pineapple

Images of pineapple growing in
        tropical garden

Beans

Images of beans growing in tropical
        garden

Kittens

Images of kittens hidden in a tropical
        garden

House

Images of tropical house roof being replaced

Images of tropical house roof being changed

April 26:

Cleaning up the Termites in the Bookcase

Images of cleaning termites from
        bookcase

Clearing up the debris from the Chesa Tree

Images of Chesa Tree near tropical
        house with workimen changing the roof

Images of debrie from chopped Chesa Tree

IMages of leaves and branches chopped from Chesa tree

Images of debris from chopped Chesa tree

Putting On the Roof

Images of tropical house being given new roof


April 27:

Images of tropical house getting a new
        roof

Images of tropical house getting a new roof

images of tropical house getting a new roof

April 28:

Images of tropical house getting a new
        roof

Images of tropical house getting a new roof

Images of tropical house getting a new roof

IMages of tropicalmhouse getting a new roof

Images of Tropical House getting a new roof

April 29:

Images of tropical house getting a new
        roof

Images of finishing touches to new roof

Images of tropical house getting a new roof

Images of tropical house getting a new roof

Images of tropical house getting new roof

April 30:

Images of cats on a hot tropical day

Images of a lazy tropical Sunday

Images of lazt tropical cats




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