Plant care, dust and some creativity stuff. (Bean)

So, still no duck. I have named the vanishing duck 'Duck Meister' just because I wanted to. Anyway it's still hiding. I've been advised that it's a 'Muscovy' duck by my Dad. I thought that was a wine but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt since he is usually right and I am quite often, not.

I don't think it flew anywhere because it doesn't look very aerodynamic. Also, it had several attempts just to get out of the pool. Maybe it climbed a tree or something.

Speaking of which it has been  dry and windy here over the last few days ... warm as well. I noticed leaves blowing off a couple of our citrus trees. The leaves looked dis-coloured and unhealthy. On investigation I found out that there are several thousand things that could be causing this. I've decided to pick one. Iron and zinc deficiency.


So on deciding that was the problem and ignoring all the other complicated possibilities, I got some stuff to put in the soil and dome zinc stuff you can spray on the leaves. The spray bottle had instructions on it. I decided to read it ( usually I don't bother, I mean it's spray. It's in a bottle. It's for the leaves. Can't be that difficult) Turns out you shouldn't spray it when it's windy, the plant is flowering and if the temperature is going to get above 20 degrees. A good laugh indeed. The trees seem to always be budding ( even with fruit on). Alice Springs climate is confusing for them. (And us coming to think of it). Above twenty degrees?  I'll pretend I didn't read that. Windy? Well, yes, obviously. It'll blow in your face otherwise ... as I found out.  Still we'll see what happens.

I found the culprit that was munching the other leaves.


It's a locust about the size of a small woodland creature. I finally killed it after a far too long vicious battle. Luckily there was only one otherwise I don't think I would have survived. If it's mates come looking for it we could be in trouble. Speaking of locusts...

I have filled out the form for cat adoption from the local rspca pet rescue place. If accepted (which I'm assuming we will be, because let's face it, how unbelievably  sad would that be if they turned us down). The metal mesh should be on its way to us for the cattery. Maybe two to three weeks. One has to add on the time for when the courier gets lost or gives up.

What else. Oh, some 'creative' stuff.

3D and Lego.

Here's the fiddling of 3D stuff ...


to create this.



Then there is the Lego. (Credit for the red light source goes to my head -torch who I have called 'Floppy' due to its always floppy head band.)