When one’s neighbour’s garden can only be described as amazing, it is pure pleasure to water it every morning while they are away. I found what I think must be the ‘biggest poppy in the world’ flowering beside the chicken coop this morning and got lots of brownie points for bringing it to Mrs BYF ! There are many more buds so there will be seeds for next year. The pictures shows the huge bloom in a jug with ordinary sized poppys.
A Gaint Catfish of 120 Kg caught in the Po river near my house in Italy.
The picture is not my own see http://www.otago.ac.nz (next year I will have my camera ready!)
I am totally bowled over by this small university city! On Saturday morning we drove through the central business district (for starters, where else is that possible!), and got caught up in a traffic jam. The main street was closed and as the litany of complaints rose from troops in the back seat( ‘I will never see my mommy again’ was just one) we heard the pipers coming up the road. A group of pipers fully kitted out in splendid kilts and all led what must have been all the graduates of Dunedin University of this year, plus the staff. Billowing robes and sashes, flags, beaming students and proud parents running hither and thither with their cameras filed past. It felt as if the entire town, including us, was out celebrating with the successful students. What a blast! Where else but in Dunedin!
We drove up to the lookout on Mount Cargill (676 meters above sea level) and were rewarded with a great view of Dunedin with its backdrop of blue water and sky. Everywhere we go we find very old stone drywall constructions and this is just one beauty on the way up the mountain. We intend exploring the walking track up past the organ pipes formed by cooled lava soon.
Just to prove that Dunedin for all its cold and rain has green fingered gardeners that produce fabulous flowers! Fresh flowers are a luxury on grey, dark days and Mrs BYF tends to take her flowers with her as she moves between the kitchen, living room and bedroom to lift her mood. The unusual, vibrant sweet peas are burgundy and indigo and the perfume is every bit as intense as the colors. Thank you!
Back Yard Farmer 