Gardening

Another strange, though pleasant, dream this morning: I dreamed of finding kittens, like Easter Eggs hidden in the grass! Mewthos, Lizzy, Earl, Lady Jane – and a kitten version of Romeo! Ziva walked with me finding each kitten basket. I heard the alarm, and Lady Jane was getting impatient – but I ignored both and snoozed for another hour.

I got up, let Ziva out and tried to make my coffee – when Romeo caterwauled outside my door! Trying to let him in, without letting the Mips out was a bit tricky – but I managed. He was so eager to clean the wet food bowls, he didn’t notice that I closed the door behind him. Then, getting into the kitchen to make my coffee without frightening him … took a bit of time. He cleaned out the bowls beautifully, then sat down for a chomp on the dry food. On his way out he stopped at the scratcher again, gave it several enthusiastic licks, rolled on it and then let me open the door for him.

It was still early, so I got my shopping done nicely. Back home, I treated myself to croissants for breakfast. I made myself one with cottage cheese, Schinkenwurst and capers. Delicious! After breakfast, Rose returned from her shopping trip as well. As I looked outside, I watched Ziva climb into Rose’s car and investigate. I tried to get a photo of that – but was too late.

It was cool on the verge of cold earlier this morning, but now it’s a hot and sunny day. Invitingly sunny, tempting me to go out in the garden – but it is too sunny, I would burn. So I should get busy in the kitchen instead. Sigh.

Right, dishes are done and I’ve washed the floor twice. Both times with Lady Jane focusing every ounce of curiosity at her disposal on my activities. Despite the involvement of water.

Hmm, gardening with the Mips! I tried at first to clear some weeds of the path past the garage, but the Mips were exploring outside my garden – and the road is there. So I moved to the other end of the garage. Both Mips in close attendance: I’d loosen some ground to pull weeds and Mewthos lies down on it – cuddled up to my leg. Lady Jane is playing with a pebble … right by my bum. The occasional errant claw has me nearly leaping a foot off the ground! Then The Terror chases Mewthos upstairs so I follow to chase her out of my garden.

After a break, I continue clearing the worst off the weeds off the path by the garage – the Mips had settled down for a nap. Not for long though, Lady Jane come running and mipping for a cuddle! She is such a cuddle muffin! I left her visiting Rose while I came up for another break.

Lastly, I cleared the grass in front of the cosmos which are growing – and blooming – outside the bed. Five Gazanias were in bloom and on a walk around I saw the cabbage plant in the rockery also growing a flower! As I tried to take a photo of the lovely pink hibiscus in bloom against the blue sky, I saw a rainbow … well, not much of a bow, more like a piece of string – quite a short one at that.

The green patches are simply long grass,
the brown patches where I've cut - and gaps

First Nasturtiums flowering

It's a bad picture of the bromeliad blooming

Tecoma flowering

The cabbage flowering

Close-up of the flower

The cactus is also flowering

That's the rainbow over the hibiscus - that's all there was:
just a short stretch

I tried to get close-ups of the flowers, but it was just too windy

This is one of the most diverse colouring in one flower

Multi-coloured snap dragons

Back upstairs, I fried myself a steak for dinner – and, as always, Ziva showed up! I wasn’t feeling generous, so she made her big eyes at me for nothing. I did, however, open a tin of steak & kidney for them. And as soon as they all had their fill, Romeo came in to clean the bowls! Correction, to help himself to his fill. Seems he isn’t starving anymore, now that he’s taken to using my home as a free restaurant!

Well, today was happily productive – I wonder what tomorrow brings?