The Lounge 2

[Grier]

These are truly award-worthy pics, Terry. Have you already sent them in somewhere?

All my pics Thomas except the goole image of the Bee in the flower.

As expected those lovely Cactii flowers didn't last long.
After one hurting my hand badly I'm temped to give then away.
Maybe their seed pods split before I binned them. I've got other sprouting plants in my lazy flower beds I cull often. Survival of the fittest.

I do take pride in my front lawn though.

All seven big palms in the pic are mine I planted 30 years ago.

 

[Grier]

If this is factual. It is both Abhorrent and Horrific.

I watched and listened to the clip to its end Craig.
Spooky for sure but not my cup of tea. I'm a little sceptical but mostly the Gore and suspense unsettled me.

I know and accept there are many things beyond my ken.

 

[Richie]

All my pics Thomas except the goole image of the Bee in the flower.

As expected those lovely Cactii flowers didn't last long.
After one hurting my hand badly I'm temped to give then away.
Maybe their seed pods split before I binned them. I've got other sprouting plants in my lazy flower beds I cull often. Survival of the fittest.

I do take pride in my front lawn though.
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All seven big palms in the pic are mine I planted 30 years ago.

Good job with your lawn Terry. It looks like couch or is it buffalo. I too take pride in my buffalo lawns but some couch has crept into my front lawn from my neibors side gggrrr, while my dogs piss is killing some of my back.

Your car certainly does not look like an old bomb mate.

We had a ferocious storm last evening with almost gale force winds and torrential rain that completely soaked my decking while the deafening thunder had my pup howling. At least the deluge will keep my lawns green and lush for a while.

 

[Grier]

Good job with your lawn Terry. It looks like couch or is it buffalo. I too take pride in my buffalo lawns but some couch has crept into my front lawn from my neibors side gggrrr, while my dogs piss is killing some of my back.

Your car certainly does not look like an old bomb mate.

We had a ferocious storm last evening with almost gale force winds and torrential rain that completely soaked my decking while the deafening thunder had my pup howling. At least the deluge will keep my lawns thick and green for a while.

My lawn is Couch grass Thomas. I've spent almost a year getting it to this point with all sorts of treatments like fertiliser, soil wetting agents, pulling out Buffalo runners, seeds and a top dressing.

That car of mine is seventeen years old with only 74,000 km on the clock. When I bought the car in 2008 I got it coated with a clear and very tough paint protector which was worth every penny. That's why it looks good.

Those extreme weather events are becoming more frequent everywhere. Australia's east coast states have been having very bad weather as Craig knows too well. My Perth has had some big storms too, but not as bad as in the East.

 

[looker-on]

All my pics Thomas except the goole image of the Bee in the flower.

As expected those lovely Cactii flowers didn't last long.
After one hurting my hand badly I'm temped to give then away.
Maybe their seed pods split before I binned them. I've got other sprouting plants in my lazy flower beds I cull often. Survival of the fittest.

I do take pride in my front lawn though.
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All seven big palms in the pic are mine I planted 30 years ago.

Isn't this a lovely pic? Blue sky, a well-tended home and palm-trees planted by yourself. Is the red-roofed house your neighbour's?

 

[looker-on]

My lawn is Couch grass Thomas

You were replying to Craig, Terry. But I share his view on your lawn and car 100%. Great job. I haven't heard of a paint protecting coating. Your car is as old as my brother's Toyota Auris which still looks good, too, but not as neat as yours. Recently, he had his hazy headlights cleaned but it was worth it.

 

[Richie]

Typhoon kills at least 46 in Philippines, thousands more left stranded

The death toll from Kalmaegi in the Philippines has risen as heavy rains and floods devastated the central region.

www.sbs.com.au

I spent a two week holiday in Cebu City five yrs ago. This is the second typhoon to hit the central Phillipine city in six months and either one could have been while I was staying there in a ground floor resort room, vulnerable to flooding which has happened past two times. So I can understand the devastation as there is a lot of poverty on the outskirts of the Cebu City CBD with large families crammed into small ramshackle wooden huts. These would have been washed away so easily. The city is also heavily polluted, I mean a difficult to breath pollution. No way will I return to the Phillipines.