A Short Shower in the Afternoon
Another Afternoon Shower
Three "Beefsteak" Tomato Seeds Planted
in Northern Garden
Recently Cleared Area in Southern Garden
Planted with Beans and Other Vines
Will This Plastic Screen Keep the Chickens
and Ducks away from the Plants?
Fenced Area Planted with Various Seeds
Peanuts, Maize, Beans and other seeds
soaked in Wet Cloths to if they will Germinate
"Cape Gooseberry" Tomato Seeds Planted
in Northern Garden
Bell Pepper, Hot Pepper, Sage and Chinese
Spinach Sown in Pots in Mini-Greenhouse
Fallen Palm Fronds Processed for Feeding
to Pigs
Windfall Coconuts used as Animal Feed
A Family Gathering
Morning Rainy Squalls
A Few Soaked Beans are starting to Sprout
Sprouting Beans Planted in Two Southern
Garden Areas
New (Nikon CoolPix A10) Camera
Bought
More of the Soaked Seeds are Starting to
Germinate
Germinating Okra seeds Planted in Northern
Garden
Maize, Peanuts and (Bush-)Beans
Planted in Cleared Patch in Southern Garden
Transparent Plastic Screen put around
newly planted seeds -to protect from chickens
Northern Garden Watered
More Soaked Seeds are Sprouting
Germinating Cow Peas and Bush Beans
Planted in Cleared Southern Garden Patch
...and Watered
Some Recently Planted Seeds are
Germinating
Piglets
Two Weeks Old Today!
Piglets Explore the Garden -but
come home when mother calls
Some more Peanuts have sprouted, but the
Maize not yet
Sprouting Peanuts planted in various
locations
Dead Chicken found in Northern Garden
Cinnamon, Black Pepper and Curry Leaf
Plants arrive by Courier -but not very well packed
the Garden is Starting to Dry Out
Pigs Given Water every two hours in the
Hot Weather
Some Areas of the Northern Garden are
Watered -but not Others
Empty Pen -Piglets out Playing in the
Garden
Fatima returns from Manila
Recently arrived Plants Re-potted
At Last, Rain in the Night!
Piglets
Three Weeks Old Today
Twisty has Three Ducklings
Damage to Garden by Piglets, Ducks,
Chickens -or Drought
Roselle Doing Well
...but Only One Sunflower is Still
Undamaged
...and Newly Re-potted Plants Are Not
Looking Good Either
Northern Garden Watered Again
Northern Garden Watered Today Too
Bebe and Alex repair the reservoir by the
Pig Pen
Protected Area Damaged by Piglets Again
after Repair
Damages are Repaired Again
Piglets confined to Their Pen for a Day
Potted Mustard plant moved to "Lemonade"
patch (to seed) -and then patch is
watered
Mini-greenhouse Plants Growing Reasonably
Well
Tilapia Getting Bigger
A Light Rain to Slightly Refresh the
Garden
Piglets Exploring the Garden
Ducklings Eating Coconut
Heavy Rain in the Night
Various Stages of Edible Luffa growing in
the Jungle
Felled Talisay Regenerating and Various
Trees and Bushes Growing Too
Recently Received Plants Struggling
Several Cacao Pods in Different Stages of
Growth
Collecting Chicken Eggs From a Sack of
Leaves
Fallen Coconut Branches Tidied Up in
"Wild" Area
"Limpy" is Weak and Often Not so
Active as the Others
-but She Still Gets Around
Northern Garden Watered
Rain!
Coconut Patch Cleared of Weeds which are
then Fed to Pigs
Some More Light Rain
Assorted Seeds Mixed with Compost and
Broadcast in Protected Patch
Twisty's Ducklings are Getting Big and Special Treatment make Other Ducks Jealous
Heavy Evening Rain
Rain
Preparing the Pen for the Next occupants
The Next Generation is Getting
Ready
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