Day and Night

These Coral Tree saplings stretch up their leaves to soak up the late afternoon sunlight. Photo taken at 5:30pm.

At 9pm, after a couple of hours of darkness, the leaves have folded down nearly 180 degrees. The leaves are not hanging limply but are actually pulled down strongly. Are there other plants that fold their leaves back at night?

Three Sisters

Left to right: Daughter, Odessa, and daughters in law, Leigh-Anne and Jessica.

Game Over

This is Holly. A fitting name for a kitten born on 24 December. She will live with Odessa - no cute kitten will replace my Sapphire.

Who cares

She was in my care, but I did not tidy her room. She was in my care, but I insisted that she attend school. She was in my care, but I would not let her do as she pleased. So she wrote me a note to say that I should 'shove' my 'so called' care and walked out. I do not expect her to come back. Anyone want a brand new school bag?

On the ball

A praying mantis is dwarfed by the balloon-like pod.

Balloons in my garden

Pretty weird. It's an Asclepias physocarpus. Indigenous to South Africa. I believe it can be dried and lasts long as an ornament.