Taking a break from the homelife, my partner and I went camping and four-wheel driving around the central Australian outback. It proved a good break from work and civilisation in general. We saw plenty of wildlife, and even desert in bloom after unexpected rain. While away, we had asked our nice neighbour to look after our garden. She did her best, however...
DRIED UP GUAVAA few plants have suffered, such as our guava tree, mangosteen and the cucumbers.
However, some of our hardier plants were still doing great.
RIPENING BANANASWe replanted some plants again and did what we could to revive the rest.
Below is the passionfruit vine, covered in netting. A mystery bird had taken to eating fruit every day, stripping the vines of ripe AND unripened fruit. When it destroyed FIVE unformed fruit in one day, that's when I decided it would no longer get ANY. I don't mind sharing fruit with local wildlife, but when they destroyed unripened fruit in search of edible ones, that's when it got personal!
PASSIONFRUIT PROTECTIONTake only what you need guys! I now learn that even nature can be wasteful, and animals aren't necessarily good at keeping the balance.
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