Thursday, May 29, 2014

Heat and Sweet Overdose

Even our blooms add heat to our already hot climate. Warm colors arise in our hot environment! What would you feel if you are in our place? I hope the Great Creator will not get mad at me for saying i get bored sometimes with these colors. In my heart is written i just miss the blues and violets. 

But these certainly alleviate the stress of seeing continuously dry landscapes, brown, wilted and dead. At least there is some remaining wonder from my plants.  A little simple water recycling can do magic for them. 

 This Hoya obscura is bright orange at this bud stages, specially when directly exposed to the sun. However, they are just yellow when fully open.


Kitchen-used water is saved in big basins to water our small plants like this Crossandra infundibuliformis. Those not regularly watered already wilted and died. We are sorry for them, as clean water is not enough for all of us to continue life. Those nearest the kitchen or nearest to our hearts have the priority.

 Despite the heat, papaya plants still continue fruiting. However, people compete with the birds specially the crow. They almost do not leave the vicinity of the papaya plants. When the crows go out and maybe look for water, the yellow vented bulbuls and the Asian magpie robin take their chances too. They cannot pick the big fruit to a place of safety, so just eat them on the plant. That is my advantage as i can even pick the fruit still at a green stage just to get ahead of them. It looks like survival of the fittest between me and the birds. My discards will then go to the chickens.

I tell you, tree-ripened papayas are the best, very sweet and fresh. It cannot be surpassed by those you found in the supermarkets, which are picked at breaker stages and allowed to ripen at the store. Now you will understand when i say, "I just eat papayas from our own trees"! That is a fact, at least in my case! I wish i can convince you of the quality from the tree. With a hedonic rating of 1-9, ours is 8 while the supermarket papaya might be at 6. Now, do you agree! haha! I won with the birds and you.


12 comments:

  1. Wonderful flowers! Orange is my favorite colour.

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    1. If you are in a country like us where orange and reds are fixtures all year round, you might also get bored, haha!

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  2. I am so happy that I had some time to pop over here today and see what you shared! Your post is so cheery and colorful! I love that shade of orange!!!
    It is great to finally be able to flaunt some of my own spring blessings and get inspired by some of the best gardens online!
    Thank you so much for joining in on my little party this week! I hope to see you again soon! Have a great weekend!
    Your post today has been shared to the Tootsie Time Facebook page!

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    1. Thanks Tootsie for hosting Fertilizer Friday, i think i have been a habitue there for already maybe two years! You were still in your own place and i watched all the moving, transformation, etc, etc plus the hibernating garden full of snow! Happy Weekend.

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  3. Those are some interesting shots. Thanks for sharing your part of the world!

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  4. Wow they look so nice and juicy! Great orange color too!

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  6. I really enjoyed my visit to your part of the world and the opportunity for a small glimpse into your thinking. I have never visited, let alone lived in, a truly hot climate. Here in Vancouver, we have many of those rich orange colours, but like you, I have a great appreciation for the blues and violets. It is an awakening to realize that one must prioritize which plants receive even the recycled water. I do believe that your tree-ripened papayas are the best. My mouth is watering at the thought :)

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  7. It's amazing ! Beautiful flowers and colors !

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  8. I can understand getting bored with one color when you see it so much....but oh papaya fresh from the tree is pure bliss.

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  9. I never see the yellow hoyas here - only the pink ones! And I think anything picked fresh off the plant is bound to taste better than something that has travelled for hours...
    Did you ever hear the country song from about 20 years ago called Home Grown Tomatoes, or something like that?

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