Countdown to Freedom

gallygirl

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

I also sat watching some ants this afternoon. OK they may not be everyone's cup of tea but they made me chuckle. They were travelling along the very edge of the terrace some left to right, others right to left. Most of them gave way and one would veer to the left or right to avoid the oncoming ant. However, some of them were not giving way and I watched a number of impasses. They stayed that way for over a minute neither moving, just touching heads. Made me laugh. Eventually one moved to the side and their journeys continued. Maybe I need to get out more? :rotfl::rotfl:

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I have been known to put an obstacle in their path and guess whether they will all go to the left, all go to the right or split into two groups :rotfl:

Thistlewhistle

gallygirl wrote: »

I have been known to put an obstacle in their path and guess whether they will all go to the left, all go to the right or split into two groups :rotfl:

Ladies, I'm getting worried now!!!:rotfl:

Karmacat

They're not my cup of tea, but I'd be *fascinated* by that!

Erm, I also pick worms up from the pavement and put them onto the grass, does that count?

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Holiday is drawing to a close. Fab weekend from Thursday night onwards. Sitting outside last night, warm but not hot evening. Candles lit, great music and celebrating a 65th birthday. Simple fare and delicious. Good walk late afternoon and just back from dinner. £25 for three, two courses each and wine.

We are really looking forward to our life here and we have taken a good look at the veg garden. We currently have the following trees/bushes:
2 avocado
2 almond
2 walnut
2 pomegranate
6 orange (3 types)
2 lemon
2 lime
2 fig
2 pepper
3 olive
2 Apple
10 grape vines (along perimeter fencing)

Plum tree has died sadly, along with the pear tree. Will have a couple of each put in this autumn.

All in all, we should be pretty self sufficient on the fruit front for a good chunk of the year. We are going to put a couple of mango trees in, but that's a gamble. They do grow here but not sure our site is ideal.

The jacaranda tree is in - 2-3 years time we should have a beautiful showing each spring.

Off to bed as I'm bushed.

Tilly x x

apple_muncher

Yum! Beats our raspberry canes + 3 apple trees - 2 of which think they are only there to look pretty!

Sounds like you have had a wonderful break - thoroughly deserved.

Not long until freedom...

Karmacat

Thank you for posting your list of trees! I love the idea of trees bearing edibles - fruit *or* nut, it just says something to me

Radish72

HelenDaveKids

We put in some fruit tree s when we bought this house. 2 Apple, 1pear, 1cherry and 1 plum. Some Apples this year so far but tiny, we have raspberry canes, and some BlackBerry strung up. Not yet had anything other than raspberries which have now finished.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Radish72 wrote: »

Now. Wonder if we planted carob trees we could cobble a bar together?

:rotfl::rotfl:

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Karmacat

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