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Jungle Geranium Bud - The weather is boiling hot, and the flooded level has not changed. I spent my day gardening and playing with my cats. Jungle Geraniums in red, yellow and orange were planted in my garden. This one, on the other hand, is quite distinctive because the tips of its petals are tinged with red and orange. This jungle geranium is currently in stage of flowering buds, which will open and bloom soon. Because the excessive moisture from the rainfall, the…
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Water Jasmine - It was supposed to rain last night, but it didn't. Today is bright and sunny, with high temperature. The flood level in some parts of my town is decreasing, but it remains unchanged where I live. This morning, I'm enjoying my garden with the white and lovely Water Jasmine flower. I only like its small pendulous white flowers, but I dislike and am probably allergic to its fragrance, despite the fact that it is in the Jasmine family. To avoid the fragrance of…
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Coral Vine or Mexican Creeper - I spent my Sunday with the beautiful pink flowers of Coral Vine or Mexican Creeper, which I planted to hide the unappealing view of my neighbor's junkyard's concrete wall. This is now one of my favorite spots, as the Coral Vine or Mexican Creeper continues to creep over the concrete wall, which has turned green with the vibrant pink flowers Coral Vine. How was your Sunday?
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Spider Lily or Beach Spider Lily - The flood in the town center has subsided, and everything is back to normal. My property's flooding area is shrinking. Surprisingly, my Spider Lily can withstand a week-long flood and still produce plenty of delicate white flowers for me to enjoy. Spider Lily has long, slender petals that radiate from a round center, giving the entire flower bloom a spider-like looks. Each stalk of Spider Lily has up to 8 flowering blooms, and its light…
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I usually prepare my own meals. Some of the menus I prepared were excellent, while others could have been improved. But self-cooking is always a lot of fun and a lot of trial and error that I need to learn from. Because I have a lot of Winter Melon in my garden, I prepare a spicy chicken breast curry with Winter Melon for dinner. Actually, this menu should include coconut milk, but I leave it out to avoid the fat in coconut milk. The curry is best served with steamed rice.…
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Pink Lotus - I photographed this large flowering Pink Lotus at the local hotel where I was quarantined when I visited my parents and attended my younger brother's funeral in early August. The size of the pink lotus was stunning, and it's a shame that it wasn't well cared for, as evidenced by its burning leaves and the presence of diseases. I intend to pay another visit to my parents, but I haven't set a date yet. My parent's city will soon allow travelers from different…
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Light Orange Rose - I'm sad because all of my roses will be cut and cleaned out of their plant beds after 2 years of my labor of love to enjoy their full bloom. My rose plant beds are infested with fungi and plant viruses, resulting powdery mildew, rust, root rots, grey mold, burning leaves and other diseases. It is a difficult to make a decision to cut all of the roses, clean up the plant bed, and begin growing it again. So I only get to enjoy the last of my roses; even…
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Bougainvillea - As a landscape trick, I am fascinated by planting any vine creeping or shrub that can easily grow to cover or hide any ugly or unpleasant area. Because I live in a tropical climate, Bougainvillea is a vine-like shrub that provides me with a vibrant color floral fiesta almost all year. It is drought tolerant, enjoys the sun, and packs a powerful punch of vibrant color flowers. My Friday is quite hectic and chaotic, but this beautiful vibrant purple…
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My Caturday - I only went for half-hour walk around my property because I needed to take my three cats to the vet for medical checkup. Even though all three cats survived the FPV, the virus caused serious problem with their bone marrow and intestines. It will most likely take some time for them to fully recover. Today's photo features my black cat "Lek" and the little one "Khim." This photo was most likely taken two weeks before Khim died from FPV, Lek was infected with FPV,…
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Jungle Geranium Flower - I probably posted a photo of Jungle Geranium Buds a week ago. It is now beginning to bloom. The colors of this Jungle Geranium Flower are very distinctive; the tips of its petals are tinged with red and orange. Such a lovely combination of red and orange in a single round bloom cluster. Furthermore, the plant's dark green glossy foliage makes it look great even when there are no blooming flowers or flowering buds. How was your Sunday? For me, I don't…
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Bromeliads - I'm not sure what's wrong with me, but I've been feeling less productive and worried about a lot of things lately. Perhaps I have a lot on my mind that I need to deal with. But it's great that I have plenty of green space in the form of a garden and trees on my property to help me relax. Normally, bromeliads are planted in pots or hanging pots, but I have a unique way of planting bromeliads by wrapping it around the tree trunk. I've been planting it this way for…
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Chinese Fringe Flower - Looking at a concrete wall, wooden fence, or barbed wire fence is unpleasant and boring. So I fancy my landscape gardening with greenery hedge made of plants, shrubs, and trees, as well as vibrant color flowers to cover or hide. This Chinese Fringe Flower is one of the shrubs I've been growing for hedging for nearly a year. It is a lovely shrub to look at all year round, with masses of frilly pink spidery flowers. It is a low maintenance plant that…
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Clear Soup with Egg Tofu and Minced Pork - A heavy rainstorm began early this morning and ended about an hour ago. I don't go for walks and instead spend my time with my cats. The weather is rapidly changing from extremely hot to rainy and windy, giving me a feeling that I am catching a cold. So I need to prepare a meal that help me warm up. My today's dinner is clear soup with egg tofu and minced pork, with carrot, Chinese cabbage, and spring onion for garnish. This is a…
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Water Jasmine or Wrightia Religiosa Benth - The rain has been pouring all day, and I'm worried about flooding. The weather like this is making me lazy and unable to much other than enjoy things indoors at home. In the midst of the rain, I was admiring my Water Jasmine, which has begun to shoot its new young leaf in a bright light green color. I'm going to cut down all of the Water Jasmine in the garden near my living area soon. Even though it has very attractive bright light…
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Flower of Water Mimosa Plant - The rain has stopped, but the weather has been dark and gloomy all day. I'm going for a quick walk to check on some of my property that is still flooded. The vibrant bright yellow flower of Water Mimosa plant has now covered some of the area. I don't plant Water Mimosa, but it is always found in wet soil or near the water's edge. Water Mimosa is a nitrogen-fixing perennial legume that releases nitrogen into bodies of water, causing algae blooms…
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This Caturday, I'm commemorating the moment with a photo of my two adored cats, Mommam and Mew. When both of them were still alive, this photo was taken during their afternoon siesta after lunch on their favorite hanging ground. The black cat "Mommam" was always a great brother who looked after his younger sister "Mew" who was always nearby. However, both of them died recently, I buried them close together, hoping they will be reunited in the afterlife. Mommam and Mew, you…
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Caladium - I'm having a very boring Sunday. The local authority has issued a flash flood warning for where I live, and some areas of town are once again flooded. The rain has stopped, but the weather isn't conductive to do anything. A quick walk around the balcony revealed this unusual color of Caladium among the pink Caladium. Bring me a surprise that this Caladium has dark green leaves with a pink color splash on them, similar to a drop of pink painting color. By the way,…
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Self Sufficient - I never imagined that I would live my life in such a self-sufficient way. Initially, I was only interested in gardening and tree planting in order to keep my property shaded by trees. I no longer travel and prefer to stay at home since the pandemic. Gardening is something I enjoy doing in my spare time. And now that I'm growing my own foods, I feel like I have my own supermarket with fresh produce from my garden. My house is not flooded, but the surrounding…
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My last rose - If you've been following my posts for a while, you'll know that I've decided to cut down all roses and clean up the rose plant beds because they're infested with diseases. This seems to be the last rose I'll be able to enjoy for the rest of the year. Even though it is infected with fungi, root rots, mildew, and other diseases, it still produces a beautiful flower with a mix of light pink and yellow colors. Best wishes for Tuesday and the rest of the week.
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Pink Caladium - I'm not sure if anyone else is having trouble uploading photos like me. It took several attempts, but I was finally able to upload a photo of my Pink Caladium. My Pink Caladium fascinates me because it is a tropical foliage plant that is easy to grow and adds vibrant color and excitement to my landscape. Pink Caladium leaves are bubble gum colored with pink spots and blotches of dark pink mottling and veins. The colors are such a fantastic collaboration of…
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Cerbera Manghas Red - Today there is no rain and bright sunshine, so I can spend hours walking around my property and garden. Some of my property is still flooded, but it has little effect on my plants and trees. The Cerbara Manghas Red that I planted two years ago in the nearby flooding area of my property is flowering with an attractive light fragrance. Cerbara Maghas red is a unique plant with beautiful red and white flowers that can grow up to 20 meters in height.…
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This plot of land is adjacent to a residential area. I purchased this land four years ago, and it is not connected to my house or my property. When I'm older, I intend to build an apartment or a room for rent on this plot of land as a source of income. I was going to leave the land vacant, but the property tax has changed my mind because I will be charged the maximum tariff rate of property tax. As a result, I made a decision to plant banana trees, bamboos, and other plants.…
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Caturday with Wheatgrass for cat - I'm going to visit my parents, but this time I'll bring my cats with me. Only three of my cats have survived the FPV. They are improving but have yet to fully recover. I need to crate them separately and limit their ability to enjoy the outdoors as usual. "Ginger", the smallest one of my three cats, is only 5 months old and desperately needs to stay healthy. Because he took so many antibiotics while fighting with FPV virus, the good…
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White Rain Lily's final season - The rain has stopped, and I am beginning to enjoy the winter breeze on this Sunday. When it gets dark, the weather gets colder. It seems that these White Rain Lily flowers will be the last of the season. I am so wonderful that I awoke this morning and noticed its lovely flower in my garden. How did you spend your Sunday?
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Yellow Peacock Flower - This morning, I took a walk around my property, enjoying the winter breeze as I walked. This area of my property is intended to be my little forest with dense in lush green trees of various varieties. So, for the past five years, I've been adding new trees while maintaining the existing ones. Now, those trees aren't particularly big or dense, but I can enjoy the shade and the beauty of their flowers from some of them. Today I took a break to…
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Ornamental Hemp Cactus or Giant Skin Snake Plant - Even though the temperature is not particularly high today, the strong winter sun is extremely hot. I took the time to move and relocate plant pots in my garden to ensure that they all received enough sunlight to grow. And some of my plants require some shade. My ornamental hemp cactus amazed me with how the leaflets grow from a fresh green stem and form into a rosette shape. Although it is not flowering season, those…
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Mexican Sword Plant - Aquatic plant, particularly water lily and lotus, are one of my gardening challenges because they require special care to purify and maintain the biological level of the water that is suitable for their growth. However, the Mexican Sword Plant , on the other hand, is very easy to care for and requires little maintenance. I like how it's flowering on long stalks. I photographed this Mexican Sword Plant, which is halfway through its bloom cycle, from…
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Chili Flower - Today's weather is completely different from yesterday's, with cloudy skies, a gloomy wind, and a light rain. This rain, I believe, will be the last of rainy season before the arrival of winter. My plants and flowers benefit from the rain during the rainy season, but too much rain during the rainy season can cause diseases. I spent the morning spraying mildew powdery and diseases on my chili plants, which had become infected with mildew powdery and diseases on…
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Singapore Daisy or Golden Button Flower - After taking a short walk around my property, I found that Singapore Daisy is creeping the ground cover much more than when I last visited many weeks ago. So I get why Singapore Daisy is popular for planting as a ground cover landscape plant because it requires little maintenance and grows quickly. While I was photographing this Singapore Daisy, the sky was bright with sunshine, but a minute later, it began to rain heavily. This was…
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My Caturday plan for this week is to take my three cats to the vet for a follow-up check after the FPV infection because I need them to travel with me to see my parents. But things aren't going as planned because the authorities have order a 14 days lockdown of the community where I live because the number of Covid-19 cases is increasing every day. Nothing to do but keep looking through old photo albums of my cats because I miss my black cat "Mommam" so much. This photo was…
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Oxalis Triangularis Flower - This Sunday can have a lot of sunshine and a lot of heat from the sun. I spent my time rearrange and relocate my pot plants in order to ensure that all plants receive adequate sunlight to grow. As the seasons change, so does the sun's direction. My Oxalis Triangularis has severely sunburned leaves, but it still produces a lovely white pale pink flower for me. Oxalis Triangularis is a photophilic plant, meaning that its leaves will open and close…