Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

December 2020:


Image of overgrown tropical garden


December  01 - 04:    Knocked out by fever -the missing days....

Images of fever in tropical home

Meanwhile, Workmen Build us a New Gate and Repair the Pig Pen

Images of gates in tropical backyard
           Photos: Fatima Lasay

....and the Garden Continues Without Me

Images of tropical backyard garden
           Photos: Fatima Lasay

Images of tropical backyard garden

Images of tropical backyard garden


December  04 - 05:    The Struggle to Re-hydrate and Regain Energy

Images of recovery from fever in
        tropical home

Images of recovery from fever in tropical home

December  06 - 07:    Recovery Continues

Images of recovery after fever in
        tropical home


December  08 - 10:    A Few Quiet Days of Rest and Relaxation

Images of animals in tropical
        backyard

Images of sunset in tropical home


December  11:         Weird Weather While I Attempt to Start Work Again

Images of changing weather in tropical
        backyard

Images of simple work in tropical backyard


December  12:          Penny Harvests Bananas and I Plant Some Seeds

Images of banana harvst in tropical
        backyard

Images of seed sowing in
        mini-greenhouses in tropical backyard

December  13 - 16:    After the Rain the Debris Needs Removing

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Images of debris cleaned up after rain in tropical;
        backyard


December  17:          The Garden Seems to Be Surviving Despite My Non-Intervention

Images of products growing in tropical backyard

Images of tropical backyard garden

Images of tropical backyard garden products


December  18:         Tropical Depression in Mindanao, So I Get to Work on the Computer

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Images of working on a computer


December  19:           With the Storm Over Trimming and Feeding Continues

Images of weather in tropical
        backyard

Images of tropical backyard garden patches trimmed and
        fed to pigs


December  20:         Cleaning and Trimming Again

Images of tropical backyard garden
        being tidied up

December  21:         Trimming, Feeding and Transplanting

Images of garden patch trimmed and
        cuttings transplanted elsewhere

Food for Today Or Investment for Tomorrow?

Images from tropical backyard garden

Preserving the Future

Images of seeds collected from tropical backyard


December  22:          Giving Old Seeds a Chance to Grow

Images of old seeds planted in various
        places in tropical backyard

....and a Bit More Trimming

Images of tropical backyard garden
        patch before and after trimming

December  23:         Trimming Again

Images of tropical backyard garden
        being cleaned up

Then Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Another Harvest of Passion Fruit

Images of passion fruit harvest in
        tropcal backyard

and More Mini-Greenhouses Sown

Images of seeds sown in mini-greenhouses in tropical
        backyard garden

December  24:          Still Trimming

Images of area of tropical backyard
        garden being cleaned up

December  25:         Rainy and Overcast

Images of rainy overcast day in
        tropical backyard

December  26:          A Lovely Day for A Holiday!

Images of sunny day in tropical
        backyard

December  27:          Raining All Night and Another Overcast, Lazy, Day -Not much debris to clear

Images of overcast day in tropical
        backyard

But we do Have a Giant Caterpillar in the Garden

Images of a giant caterpillar found in
        tropical backyard


December  28:         A Trip into Tagbilaran to get Cash and Groceries

Images of a trip into Tagbilaran for
        shopping


December  29:         Recovering from Going Out Yesterday for the First Time this Month

Images of relaxatation and recovery on
        tropical balcony


December  30:         Back to Trimming

Images of gared patch being cleaned up
        in tropical backyard

and Removing Some Debris

Images of fallen coconut branch fed to tropical
            backyard pigs

in Rain and Sunshine

Images of weather in tropical backyard


December  31:         With A Wet End To The Year

Images of rainy end to the year in
        tropical backyard



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