From My Garden

For a change, I won't be posting food today. I want to share some photos from my garden.

Aglaonema Pink Lady.

Aloe Vera flower.

Looks like asparagus shoot.

Aloe Vera flowers.

Baby diakon or white radish.

This photo was taken in the evening when the sun was setting.

Looking forward to harvest some of the diakons.

Goji berries or wolf berries plant growing in a pot.

This photo was also taken in the evening.

Yellow hibiscus with multi layer petals.

Big deep yellow or orangey hibiscus - single layer petals.

Don't know what happened to cause the curling of the petals.

Harvest 1 big white bitter gourd and 1 small white bitter gourd from my garden. I will be using the bitter gourd to cook with beef. Will share in another post.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace

and reap a harvest of goodness.

(James 3:18, The Living Bible-TLB)

So Many Things To Be Thankful For

Sometimes, we are too busy going about our daily business that we forget to be thankful for the things and the people in our lives. When we begin to be thankful, we cease to complain. I am thankful for good health that hubby and I can enjoy our morning walk. Thankful for sight to be able to enjoy the lovely sunrise and to be able to hear the happy chirping of the birds. A thankful person is a happy person.

Sunrise at 6:55 am.

Sunrise at 7:00 am.

Happy to see this hibiscus plant in my garden budding again.

Thankful for the sun that makes my plants happy.

The chives in my garden are also budding.

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Thankful for the beautiful plants in my garden.

This deep red caladium is doing well in my garden.

When exposed to more sunlight, the colour of the leaves get a tinge of green. especially on the underside of the leaves.

When there is less sunlight, the dark red colour of the leaves will deepen.

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Thankful for the fragrant flowers in my garden.

My variegated Gardenia plant is budding.

Can you see the variegated bud?

The bright pure white of the petals of a new Gardenia flower.

It will turn beige on the 2nd or 3rd day.

A wilted Gardenia flower before it drops off.

Thankful for nature's lesson that I have learned since I started my garden.

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Thankful for the paintings in the evening sky. 

Clouds formation in the sky at 5:49 pm.

5:52 pm.

Beautiful display of light and clouds in the sky above the rolling hills.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

The heavens are telling the glory of God;

they are a marvelous display of his craftsmanship.

Day and night they keep on telling about God.

(Psalm 19:1-2, The Living Bible-TLB)

Greetings From My Garden

It rained the previous night and the grass was still wet from the rain when we woke up this morning.

 Sunrise at 7:00 am.

The ground was wet from the previous night's rain and I only need to water the plants that are under shade and were not watered by the rain. I would like to show the progress of some of my plants in my garden.

 Bitter melon or bitter gourd plants are climbing higher.

 My angled loofah plants are also growing very well and there are signs of flower buds.

 The red okra plants are growing bigger and starting to bear fruits.

 2 of the Purple Jordan fig plants.

 My purple custard apples. I almost gave up on this plant.

The plant started to bear fruits just before I could discard the plant. 

 These orange firecracker flowers add colour to my garden.

The first of the multi layer petals yellow hibiscus blooms.

More buds are appearing, expecting more flowers in the days to come.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

For the free gift of eternal salvation is now being offered to everyone;

and along with this gift comes the realization that God wants us to turn from godless

living and sinful pleasures and to live good, God-fearing lives day after day,

looking forward to that wonderful time we've been expecting, when his glory

shall be seen - the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

(Titus 2:11-13, The Living Bible-TLB)

The Plants In My Garden

It rained heavily yesterday evening and this morning, the dark sky looked like it was going to rain again but it didn't. Now the sky is bright and sunny.

Morning sky partially blocked by dark cloud.

It looks like I was focusing on the lamp post and the power lines.

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Below are some of the edible plants I have re-potted into bigger pots.

One of the eggplant or brinjal plants but I can't remember whether they are white or purple ones.

Some luffa or loofah plants.

One of the bitter melon or bitter gourd plants.

Again, I can remember whether they are the white or green ones.

One taro or yam plant.

I don't know whether this is the small or big type.

Some fig plants grown from cuttings.

The above are the Brunswick Fig plants.

These are also grown from cuttings.

These are the Purple Jordan fig plants.

One of the red okra or lady fingers plants.

A few of these are found growing from the ground in between the pots. They must have grown from the seeds dropped from the old green amaranth plants.

Harvested these from my garden.

One of the dinners I cooked last week, a very appetizing dinner.

Sambal petai prawns (spicy stinky beans and prawns), stir fried veggie with garlic and 3 pieces of left over chicken curry from the previous meal. 

My son, honey whets the appetite and so does wisdom!

When you enjoy becoming wise, there is hope for you!

A bright future lies ahead!

(Proverbs 24:13-14, The Living Bible-TLB)

Caladiums & Etc. From My Sister's Garden

The following photos were all from previous years and instead of keeping them in a folder on my desktop, I would like to share them in this post.

7:30 am at the recreational park.

Reflection

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Caladiums and etc. from my sister's garden.

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Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World

Everything touching the water of this river shall live.

Fish will abound in the Dead sea, for its waters will be healed.

Wherever this water flows, everything will live.

(Ezekiel 47:9, The Living Bible-TLB)