Slow today, at 31:51 for the 5km at #MarriottWaters #parkrun in humid weather. Heading for low 30s (celcius) later today.

After harvesting 13 this morning, another 20 passionfruit this evening means we have 512 so far for the season. Time to start freezing for use through the year #gardening #fruir #passionfruit #Summer

What to do with a good tomato crop? #gardening #produce #chutney A bit over 3 litres of my Sweet Tomato Chutney should keep us going for a while

Came home to find another 8 passionfruit have dropped, which makes the harvest from our one plant 479 since January 29th #gardening #yum #Summer

After being Run Director last week (51st time, and 98th volunteer credit) I finished in 31:40 at #MarriottWaters #parkrun today. Slow, but at least I got a run in. My 230th run at our event 361

22 more this morning, so up to 181 passionfruit collected for the season #gardening #summer

Austin Applebee's..... "not today, not today, not today". Legendary. no further comment

Planted a few seeds from our oranges, and have 2 up already. Not looking at growing trees, but possible #bonsai #gardening to occur

Just pulled this Russian garlic up from our rose garden (it likes similar conditions, and once it flowers, all the aphids disappear) #gardening #produce #garlic

Anyone else read AlienClay by Adrian Tchaikovsky and think it would make a great movie with the CGI available today? #scifi #movies

With our recent hot weather, the #passionfruits are dropping. Have collected 112 in the past week, with plenty more to come. #gardening #produce

No run for me yesterday at #MarriottWaters #parkrun event 360 as I was RD for my 51st time (98 vollie credits in total) to go with 229 runs. good turnout, with 132 finishers and 15 volunteers.

still 46 degrees celcius outside at 6:45pm. just wow

when the temperature hits 45c (over 110f), dinner was never going to be anything other than cold meats, cheese, and salad.

took both dogs for (separate) early walks this morning, as expected Melbourne maximum temp is 45 degrees celcius (over 110f). total distance 6.8km. Now to keep them quiet inside, and away from the heat.

Image from Higgins Storm Chasing of current weather here in Victoria (with temperatures in celcius). Rather windy, and air is very dry too. Thinking of those in areas with grass- or bush-fires

My understanding is that if there is a suspect identified for a crime (e.g. possible murder) then any persons interfering with the apprehension of the suspect are also potentially guilty of a crime. Will ICE agents hand over the shooter to state investigators, or will they hinder the investigation?

Check out my walk on Strava: strava.app.link/dw6X71AnxZb

Check out my walk on Strava: strava.app.link/Tf0k41vnxZb

Last event at #MarriottWaters #parkrun for the year. I was slow, having volunteered the past 2 weeks. The year in perspective : 39 runs, 18 volunteer credits (inc. Course checking, First Time Briefing, and Tail walking which is why my total exceeds 52 weeks). Marvin enjoyed walking the 5km.

First zucchini harvested for the season. A bit later than usual, but everything seems "behind" this year. Looked almost ready to "take off"

first button squash harvested for the Summer here south-east of Melbourne, Australia

Check out my walk on Strava: strava.app.link/YI3v7hChfZb as I volunteered again at ##MarriottWaters ##parkrun for our Santa event

lovely vistor on my tomatoes

No run for me today at #MarriottWaters #parkrun, but my 50th turn as #rundirector and 95th volunteer credit. Huge thanks to all the volunteers, and for the home-made iced chocolate brownies to celebrate.

just some of our rose display for the 1st week of Summer, bear Melbourne Australia

At #MarriottWaters #parkrun for our 8th anniversary event. Congrats to all volunteers and participants over the past 8 years

page 28 of the Melbourne paper "Herald Sun" this morning. #parkrun

At #MarriottWaters #parkrun for our 350th event. Timekeeper was late, so I jumped in (3rd time only in that role, out of 93 volunteer credits). All good, she apologised and "understudied" so she would know the role for future events.

30:31 for the 5km at #MarriottWaters #parkrun for me this week, which is slow. Mind you, this is my 36th run for the year (prev. best 35 in 2024). With 14 volunteer credits, I am aiming to match my best for any year, which is currently 16

My local #parkrun at #MarriottWaters hits 350 events next week! brilliant. We might be a relatively small event, but the "community" is wonderful

recently finished @aptshadow.bsky.social "The Final Architecture" sci fi trilogy. omg. World building on a universal scale, with characters on the human scale, with a plot and prose that seriously interferes with stopping so you can sleep. a joy that I happily recommend.

No run for me this morning at #MarriottWaters #parkrun. Rather I was Run Director. That makes 92 volunteer credits, and 49 of those as RD.

30:15 for the 5km this week at #MarriottWaters #parkrun for my 221st event. Just a bit slower than last week. Huge thank you, as usual to all the volunteers (without whom these events would not be possible)

Congratulations to my youngest son in his 25th run at #MarriottWaters #parkrun this morning, to go along with his 19 events where he volunteered

recently finished @aptshadow.bsky.social "The Final Architecture" sci fi trilogy. omg. World building on a universal scale, with characters on the human scale, with a plot and prose that seriously interferes with stopping so you can sleep. a joy that I happily recommend.

After two weeks completing the 5km distance at #MarriottWaters #parkrun in over 30 minutes, today I got (just) back under, finishing in 29:57. yay

our local Community Centre is having a 10th Anniversary Open Day this afternoon. On behalf of the Gardening Club I have tomato, cucumber, and basil seedlings to share AND 8 pots of Dendrobium kingianum keikis (4 different cultivars)

At #MarriottWaters #parkrun for my 218th run on the 344th event after volunteering as #rundirector (for the 48th time) last week. 30:48 was slow, but at least the 5km was completed.

Some additional images from my shadehouse, including a reddish Cymbidium, a variety not quite open yet, and a longer petalled Dendrobium #gardening #orchids

loving the variety of Dendrobium orchids out in my shadehouse at the moment, of which this is just a selection #gardening #orchids

Did something different this week, with a tourist run at #Pakapakanthi #parkrun in Adelaide. Over 600 participants, and a finishing funnel, which is different from the 70 to 120 usual numbers at Marriott Waters. lol

saw "The Play That Goes Wrong" at the Athaeneum Theatre in Melb, Aus. Funny as. Highly recommended

Slower than usual on Saturday, finishing #MarriottWaters #parkrun in 30:35. Mind you, the windchill from the southwesterly breeze was cutting. As usual, huge thankyou to all the volunteers, without whom such events would not be possible.

no photographer at #MarriottWaters #parkrun this week. I finished the 5k in 30:23 in my 215th run, 5 seconds faster than my previous run. OK with that, aiming for better next week

No run for me this week at #MarriottWaters #parkrun event number 339 Rather, I filled in as the photographer. 90th volunteer credit, all at MW, to go along with 214 "runs"

There are over 200 ripe oranges on our tree, so of course new flower buds are forming....and yes we have already used dozens #gardening #Australia #Melbourne

30:28 today at #MarriottWaters #parkrun in cool, blustery conditions. Partly my fault as I stopped to retie a shoelace (oops). Huge thankyou to all the volunteers that made today's event possible.

this unnamed Cymbidium I recently obtained is developing two really good stems of flowers