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Thank you 🙏. I just need to figure out what to do with all of them. 😂

That's a wonderful accomplishment!

Thank you for your note and the information Bushbernie.
I am glad to hear that it did not take any human life.
The pictures looked pretty scary.

Hope you had a lovely Christmas Linda, and let's hope 2025 will be a good year in the garden..☺️

Thanks Shirley and Linda, let's hope 3035 is a good one..☺️
I've noticed my crocus Firefly are popping through already!

Thank you Lindak...I ended up making for friends but not for here!

Klahanie, yes unfortunately bush fires are a part of life during summer in the southern states. The conditions in the Grampians in Victoria have been perfect for bush fire outbreaks, as the sweltering heat and dangerous winds created the right environment for sparks to become raging fires.

The out of control fires burnt through around 70,000 hectares of land but thankfully there has been no loss of life. Lots of people had to evacuate their homes and there has been quite a bit of destruction and damage to properties. It hasn't been a great Christmas for quite a number of people.

All of this was happening over 2,500 kms away from us, but we understand their plight. We usually see bush fires in our wintertime up here, as that's our dry season.

Josie, worth keeping indeed. I have many cards from the past in a box. Let's hope for a good gardening year to come.

Bernie, that was my thought too. No doubt they are being fed somewhere close by.

Klahanie, a gold star is much appreciated, thanks so much! Other than domestic cats, rarely a squirrel and many birds we don't have many animal visitors.

Janey, they haven't been seen in the garden for 4 days, which doesn't mean they've moved on, just not seen!

The only time I put any food out is first thing in the morning, even then it's only old bread and the Seagulls are in within seconds for it.

:-) yes they are. Also very curious and friendly.

Thank you Bushbernie. The colour changes with the lighting.
I read several articles about wildfires on south of your country (Victoria?). Sounded very depressing.

Hope the New Year holds many good things for you Janey.
Thanks for your good wishes for Christmas. xx

Beautiful Christmas wreath. You have a lovely talent there.
Hope you are having a good Christmas. Someone at our church makes one and the 5 candles are lit gradually over Christmas by different people.

Lovely to have family near at Christmastime. He looks very smart in his kilt. Have a lovely time together.

They do look healthy as if someone has been feeding them. Perhaps they've decided to try out other homes just to see if they are successful elsewhere as well.

Love the colour of its plumage.

So cute!

Thanks Rose and Delonix.

Rose, this cane furniture is very common here in the tropics. It's sturdy but comfortable.

Delonix, that's actually a corner of a very large verandah we have running around three sides of our home. This corner of the verandah is my favourite spot though.

The male flowers are truly remarkable. This particular Croton is around 30 years old now and when it flowers, it is covered in these blooms.

55 deg C is something I never want to experience. The highest I've ever known here was 44 deg C. It was excruciatingly hot and I never want to experience hotter than that.

I love the Xanthosoma. It's a striking looking plant and it's hardy as well as low-maintenance. My sort of plant!

OH is taking good care of them Janey so there are many around.

Thank you Julia and Janey. We love them.

Lovely card Shirley. Home made are nicest & worth keeping. Happy gardening in 2025.

Just found this Balcony! Hope you had a good one.

Thanks Shirley. I loved the card too! I hope you had a good Christmas Day.
We will Janey! x

I've had this potted one for many years and it's always done well despite the fact that I've moved it around a few times.

There he is again, such a sweet little bird..

I agree with Julia, what a beautiful composition, it was meant to be!
Lovely little hummingbird Klahanie ☺️

Hope you’re all having a great week, Karen. 🙂

Couldn't have been more perfect Klahanie...you were especially lucky....even the plumage colour matches the shrub.

Meant to say squirrels.

They are beautiful animals. I am giving you a gold star for these cute pictures Shirley_tulip.
We do not have foxes on our Island. We have raccoons, rabbits, deer and lots of squires showing on our trail cameras every night.
Occasionally a bear. They can be a problem in the neighbourhood as they go after garbage cans for food.

They are beautiful Shirley, I hope they're not too hungry. Let's hope they will return to their own home. You wouldn't want to start leaving food for them else they'll never go home.
Lovely Christmas visitors though..x

Happy Christmas 🎄 Rose!! Hope you have a lovely time. We must catch up in the New Year..x

It’s gorgeous! I killed mine. I love the fragrance!

Is it Gardenia tubifera? In Hawaii it grows to a good sized tree 30 ft (10 m). Most people keep them at 6 to 12 ft (2 to 4 m) tall, though.

Bushbernie,

Have a wonderful Christmas! 🎄

I love your deck!

Yes, very Christmasy!

It is a jasminem correct? It’s commonly available here for sale (if a jasmine)

Beautiful! Is it fragrant?

Wow! It looks awesome! My Mammy and Angel Wing Crotons are putting out flowers even in December (my winter).

Yummy mangoes! My favorite fruit!

Yuck! I don’t like those high heat indices! 😂
We had a 132 degree f (55.6 c) once in July 2006. It was the hottest weather I’ve ever felt in my life and extremely rare here in San Diego, CA. 38 degrees c is a more common heat index here for inland San Diego.

Very colorful! I really like the Xanthosoma lindenii.

I absolutely love Blechnum! I had one for 16 or 18 years it died a few years ago. I purchased a new one this year. Luckily, it’s a cheap, common palm.

Coleus are always so colorful.

Wow! That’s a spectacular fern! It reminds me of Asplenium nidus fern.

Bushbernie,

It’s beautiful! I used to have many, but they typically only live 3 years here outside.

Thanks! 😊