Spring is for...

This spring has been as usual a beautiful time for the garden. Everything  has been growing  almost overnight, including weeds…

So I've been busy  weeding and mulching - which is not that easy when the winds are blowing. Yes it has been incredibly windy this year! And a lot of our baby macadamia nuts have been hurled to the ground. Also affected was our persimmon tree unfortunately!

However, our Surinam (Brazilian) cherry bush has produced an insane amount of fruits.  I wonder if all the ash from our wood stove during winter and discarded at the base of the bush has anything to do with it?

We picked these two bags of fruits in just one day. Another two bags are already waiting in the freezer to become jam. I dare say I'm going to be busy cooking soon…

And I've stopped competing with the birds that come and feed on the cherries now.

 Amazingly  things that you don't want to grow have a mind of their own… As the stake I made of a mulberry branch  for my cherry tomatoes. Well… the tomatoes didn't do that well but the stake is growing even after lying in the sun for over a month!

 So did these cassava discarded branches cut over 3 months ago which I used to consolidate my pot man!

This cricket came to visit one day. Who said crickets look boring and unattractive?

 Our macadamia tree is again host for this fabulous bird's nest. Every year a new nest is built, always around the same location. I've never seen the bird around but the nest is quite fascinating. So much work into it.

 Of course caterpillars are everywhere munching away on all my herbs. But this one was having a feast on my desert roses. I wondered why they looked like they were dying. He does look very nice but has a ferocious appetite. But hang on where is the front or back?

 Oh! Now I can see…!

Spring is such a lovely time. Temperatures are ideal and I wish it would last longer.