Bellows

Did you know that pineapples came from the family of bromeliads? No wonder the plant looks just like bromeliad except for the showy fruit we know as pineapple. It is called pineapple because it resembles pine cone. It was introduced by the Spaniards to the New World and now it is widely cultivated around the…

I did not think much of it, but when I saw the caterpillars gnawing the leaves of my passionflower plant I was surprised. I have this plant a long time in the garden and I never see any caterpillars before. I didn’t think they would like the tough leaves of the plant. No wonder I…

One of my hobbies is photography and I enjoy taking pictures of just about anything which catches my attention. I was at Hickam Harbor and I saw this plane just landed and moving towards the terminal. I took the picture while it is moving and I keep clicking the shutter until I have the plane…

I almost always have surprise every time I go to the garden. There’s the cat and the kittens and this time it’s a toad and it is big too. I always wonder how the soil in my potted eggplant gets disturbed every time as if something is scratching it and leaves an indentation. Then one…

I have a friend that grows a fig tree in her garden. It grew so big and once in while she has to prune it. She let me tried the fruit before and it was sweet. So I asked for some stems and maybe I can try to grow them myself. I did and now…