20210805 The view from my door

 

All the dead leaves from the palmyra trees outside my front door are being cut away.  Already I am seeing more than I have ever seen before from this spot.

20210804 Powerful stuff

 

This morning Mahendran raked up all the stones and other rubbish type material at the bottom of one of the compost bins.  He then sieved it all to make this very powerful pure ‘compost powder’ that I expect we will use in the nursery.

20210803 Yinyang

 

I was walking around the garden when I came across this old type of grass cutter.  It looks to me like a yinyang symbol.

20210802 Morning visitor

 

As I went to unlock the store room door I came across this early morning visitor.

20210801 Surprise duck

 

Was MOST surprised to see this duck which seems to have taken up residence with its family in the nearby temple pond.  They seemed to be quite happy waddling around the temple.

20210731 Stairway to?

 

This stairway to the top of our communal kitchen was delivered today.  We are going to use this area for drying fruit and vegetables and it is also a lovely sitting area in the evenings.

20210730 Suddenly there was lukki

 

We have been harvesting lukki (bottle gourd) for some time but today, suddenly, we had a huge harvest.  Maybe suddenly the conditions are just right for them so they grow really well.