Early Cheer

Early Cheer Daffodils (Narcissus tazetta) are multi-headed known for their intense, sweet fragrance and frothy, creamy white double blooms.  They are supposed to flower late winter to early spring but have just started coming out now in my garden, and some not as yet - and it's late autumn!  I've often found some of them in bloom in May. 

The Discovery of 'Erilicheer' the variety was first recognized by Alan Gibson in 1934, a leading commercial daffodil grower in Marton, New Zealand.  It was initially thought to be a seedling, but it is now widely accepted by daffodil experts as a sport (a natural genetic mutation) of the tazetta variety known as White Pearl.

Gibson catalogued the flower as 'Erlicheer' a spelling and name that remains highly popular today, though it is commonly referred to in English as 'Early Cheer' due to it's quick blooming habit.

Mossom, Queensland

Mossman in Northern Queensland in the tropics is a rural town in the Shire of Douglas.  It is the administrative center for the Douglas Shire Council.  In the 2021 census, the population of the area was 1,935 people. 

The area is known for sugar farming and exotic fruit farming. There is a beautiful gorge there also.  A lovely hospital which I was unfortunate to visit as I had a fall (tripped) further up north and had to return on the barge to get across the river to be treated.  I was ok and it happened ages ago as in several year, had grazes and gravel in my wounds which had to be pulled out, but I survived well.  Broke the camera lens and had to buy another further down south where there was a camera shop.

First photo - the toilet block. Second one, a Church. 4th a children's playground.

The Royal Hotel once a thriving business, now closed, has been burnt down and hasn't been rebuilt.  It's good for me that I took the photo of a building that once was.

Another trip to Bridport.

And another Birthday for me today.

This is another area in Bridport and we got out and went for a short walk.  You can see the dingy just beyond that yellow sign I waited till it came further into shore as you can see in the second photo.

The seagulls were having a great old time there with the fish, they certainly kept me entertained.  Then I captured a tiny little wild flower in the last photo. 

You can see Bridport at the top of the map.

Autumn trip to the sea

We often go to Bridport, or maybe we just end up there.  It takes just over an hour to get there in the car.  There are a few ways to go and same return.  

We bought some hot potato chips from the fish and chip shop about 4pm and then took them down to this view and ate them.  We arrived home well after dark.

You can see Bridport at the top.

Happy Mother's Day

 A poem I wrote and a graphic I made remembering my mother on Mother's Day.

Happy Mother's Day to all mums where Mother's Day is recognized today. 

The night was dark, I was drawn to the Attic,

And there I sat on the dusty old box

My mind wandering back in the past,

To the sweet lady that's in my locket.

Complexion of peaches and cream,

Eyes that always smiled,

Colour bluer than the daytime sky,

Brighter than a star.

She walked each path of life with pride,

Head always held high,

Always smiled,

I thought of the sweet lady that's in my locket

With the young one by her side.

Today I remember her, today is her day,

- I always remember her -

For she is my mother, and I am that child,

In the locket.

Copyright JMD.

Call it What you Prefer!

 The other evening I made something out of a recipe in my head to eat.  I'm sharing it, it was ever so tasty for both my husband and myself.  I presume many people make recipes out of their head and enjoy the food.  I haven't a clue what to call it, so it's called, *What you Prefer*, for now. Of course, you can put whatever fruit or salad even meat as you like.  This is what I put in it.

A little of this and that which was:

small amount of spiral pasta

4 sweet bite tomatoes

iceberg lettuce

cucumber

celery

capsicum, red, green and yellow

golden kiwi fruit

green grapes

salad dressing

All cut up fairly fine and little of each, toss and add the dressing.

The meat, I used a chicken breast, sliced through the middle then cut into small strips.

Put cornflour in a dish, place the chicken in that dish and cover chicken with cornflour as it makes the chicken melt in your mouth when cooked.

Oil in the frypan just normal amount to fry something, then I added the chicken and cooked till cooked and a bit brown, but don't cook too long because it's thin and the frypan is hot.  The last thing you want to do is dry the chicken out or overcook it.

Place some salad in a big bowl, cooked chicken pieces on the top, squeeze half of a fresh lemon juice onto the chicken and eat.

 This is what it looked like before I added grapes and golden kiwi fruit, next photo when the latter was added.

Hard boiled egg and red onion I could have added but didn't bother.

Out the Front

This is the front of our house just after we redid the garden about 2 years ago.  The little hedge around the front of the garden bed are 'Dwarf Nandinas'. 

Two years later after the pruning of the shrubs except the Dwarf Nandinas, they will not be touched.  For a better look just click on the image and it will be larger. 

Banksia Roses white and yellow are growing up the lattice.  We used to have these roses growing there years ago and removed when they became too large, it will be nice when the new ones grow as the old ones did.