my first rockmelon, I grow a few different things, I am putting in a third crop of corn as the season is still going, even the tomatoes are coming back into flower, strange times

done some chicken pieces to get a flame on, some maple pecan rub

I have covid so I am in isolation, this is part of what I am doing today,

pork ribs, drummies and 4 dimsims (me and wifes lunch)

Nice lunch

the rest will be lunch and tea for a few more days

also done some Seehk Kababs, (Indian, Spicy)

gave the drummies a crisp up on the coals, got a great caramel flavor from the Kapalua rub (Lanes)

great day

roll on Anzac Day tomorrow, lamb on the menu, maybe some reverse sear forequarter mmmmm

I will do pumpkins next time, done rock melons this year and got about 25, gave most away, my tomatoes have had a third resurgence, they are still giving fruit, cucumbers eventually went yellow so are now gone, beans still live along with zucchini, cabbages, cauliflower, beetroot and capsicums, garden looks poor at the moment, I'll get a couple pics tomorrow

the two chili's we put in are small but produce well, the curry leaf tree is looking good

will be putting in some winter crops soon, got my frames to cover the gardens with shade cloth for the winter frost and to combat the summer heat,

yes

here is my baron garden beds

and some cherry shortbread cookies

Nice productive looking garden set up.

Sour dough rye loaf, days eggs from the chooks, paw paw of the tree, a bit spotty though.

according to the BOM about 270mm a year, but we think that is spread across about 20 days a year

we water every day from November to around mid march, (straw helps) even if the rain is forecast, we don't believe it and water anyways

29 today, 21 and rain forecast tomorrow, we'll see

Names changed to protect the innocent

A local Whyalla identity stopped at the local garage to have his Harley serviced. They couldn't do it while he waited so he said he didn't live far and would just walk home where he was working in his outside garden.
On the way home he stopped at the Mitre 10 and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. Then he stopped at the pet shop and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. He struggled outside then realised he didn't have his bike so he now had a problem - how to carry his purchases home.
While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She said "Can you tell me how to get to xxxx Lane?"
The rider answered, "as a matter of fact my house is very close to that house I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot."
The old lady suggested, "Why don't you put the tin of paint in the bucket, carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?"
"Why thank you very much," he said and proceeded to walk the old girl home.
On the way he says "Let's take my short cut and go down this alley and we'll be there in no time."
The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said "I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me.... How do I know that when we get in the alley you as a tough biker won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt and have your way with me?"
The biker said "Holy smokes lady, I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?"
The old lady replied "Put the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens."