watering

Today's the last chance to water your lawn with a handheld hose with a trigger, as the new water restrictions come into place tomorrow. No watering grass, no washing cars, no rinsing after brushing teeth.

happy halloween!

Microsoft takes over Firefox!

In its bid for world domination, Microsoft has purchased the popular web-browser Firefox. See http://www.msfirefox.com/ for details.

mashups

got some new mixes to play on NTRM this week, a couple of mashups of Lily Allen's LDN, a wicked mix of Madonna and Bronski Beat, Coldplay singing Kylie and a tap-dancing pug.

Shut up and listen on Sat'dee, 9-11pm 94.9fm. Catch us before the clocks change and you lose an hour of your life!

4 seasons in a day

After temperatures in Melbourne hitting 31 degrees yesterday, what a change today, 17 and rainy.

I know that we need all the rain that we can get with the drought and all, but I know the real reason that its raining this morning: its because I watered the garden last night. normally joe does it, but after dinner last night i braved the mosquitoes and spent an hour in the dark with the watering can. today i have 3 mozzie bites

[dino]

palm tree update

Mum phoned last night from the UK, to ask how the palm trees were doing! its true, ask rowie.

Actually, they are not very well at the moment. The big alexandra palm had 2 dead leaves that I cut off, now the remaining 3 leaves have all gone brown and crispy. Oops. I think they were raised indoors and got a bit of a shock getting a weekend of 36 degree heat, then strong winds, then getting cold this weekend. The majestic palm is not looking too majestic either, its gone a bit yellow

:(

bugs

bugs
Originally uploaded by NTRMonjoy.

Just realised its Friday the 13th, and this picture seems suitable.

Yesterdays 36 degree heat brought down all the flying beasties, most of which were attracted to my face.

why do insects like lights?

palm trees and hammer

palm trees and hammer
Originally uploaded by NTRMonjoy.

some of the results of our planting over the past few weekends. the number of plants doesnt look that much but we managed to completely fill a big estate car that we hired for the day. i was picking bits of leaf out of my ears for days afterwards.

since we got the big alexandra palm we've had some really strong winds in melbourne and its taken a bashing, dunno whether it will survive or not. we've also put clumping bamboo along the other fence to try and block out tony.