one of our cacti that is flowering , isn't it beautiful, it also has a lovely fragrance too.

 

the flowers are quite large.  shame they only last for a day.

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed at home. He wanted her to see what he went through each day, so he prayed :- "Dear Lord, I go to work every day and put in 8 hours of hard work, while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please create a trade in our bodies". God, in His infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish. The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home ..... picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to draw money to pay the electricity and telephone bills. He drove to the electricity company and the phone company and paid the bills, went grocery shopping, came home and put away the groceries. He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog. By then it was already 1:00 pm, so he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor. He rushed to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home which he had to sort out in a gentle 'motherly' fashion. He set out cookies and milk and got the kids organised to do their homework, then set up the ironing board and was able to watch a bit of TV while he did the ironing. By then it was 4:30 pm, so he began peeling potatoes and washed greens for salads. He prepared the chops and fresh vegetables and got everything ready in time for an early dinner. After supper, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed. At 9:00 pm he was exhausted and although his chores weren't finished for the day, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get through without complaining. The next morning he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said :- "Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay home all day. Please, O please, let us trade back!" The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied, "My son, I feel you have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were. You'll just have to wait 9 months though, because you got pregnant last night!!!"

The Sedum "Autumn joy" is an attractive, hardy succulent plant that grows stems with fleshy leaves up to about a foot tall.

It does a good job of filling a space in the garden, that is until a space is created in it, by a possum falling from the roof.

 

 

 

No parachute?

 

I suppose the sedum cushioned the fall, but what a nuisance for a gardener.  Any breakages can just be stuck into the soil, for a new plant.

 

DEB

It's a lucky thing I'm no gardener.

It's a versatile weed plant, snap off a piece, stick it in the ground and off it goes.

And the bees love the flowers.

I put up another bridge for the birds and decided I'd wind a rope around it to give it some extra grip.

While I was doing that, one of the birds sat at the end of the bridge and watched me, intently.

I made a loop in the loose end of the rope and offered it to the bird, who grabbed hold of it, and tugged on it.

I held it firmly, then gently tugged back.

So the bird pulled, harder.

We had a very brief game of tug of war, thirty seconds of fun, and the bird loved it.

 

 

 

I rather think the guy on the other end, enjoyed that 30 seconds too.

 

DEB