Saturday Morning Market and Walk and Frost

It was cold this morning - on my last post Cro asked whether we had frosts.  Yes, we had one this morning.  We are going to the market slightly later now it is winter.  I phoned Doug just after 6.30 (it would have been on the dot but my phone somehow locked).  He came here to pick me up at 7.30 and we got to the market about 7.45 - I just noticed the time on my camera needs resetting.

Anyway this was my lawn just after 7.30

                                                                        The market

                                                           Stalls selling meat

citrus

                                                             
                                                                  a variety of fruit

                                                                   avocados

                                                                    a busker

more meat

                                        The "Strawberry Sheilas" sell chutneys in winter

                                                           More buskers

It is amazing for this orchard stall to have no customers - one usually has trouble getting served through the crush of people

         I had just purchased my free range eggs here

                               We then went down to the Town Basin to walk Sophie

Plenty of frost here

                                              This kingfisher was enjoying the sun

                                          The tide was very low but the hills looked good

                                      On the way back the frost had gone

We then went to the supermarket and when we got back to Doug's place at about 10 a.m. he went to fill the bird bath only to find ICE

 and this is Doug's lemon tree.  Most houses here have a lemon, an orange and a grapefruit tree.

Saturday

Up at 6 a.m. and after breakfast I headed to the Growers' Market.  Stuck to my shopping list this time (quite difficult as there is so much on offer).

After the market I went straight to Doug's where he was just finishing his breakfast and we had a pleasant walk with Sophie around Tikipunga streets.

I then did some pruning in his garden (started it yesterday).  He has been so busy doing jobs for me that it has been neglected.

After going across town to pick up his grandson and take him to work at Countdown, Doug stopped and bought some mussels which he cooked for lunch.

It started to pour as we drove across town and the temperature has dropped considerably with thunder, lightening and hail.

I headed home and left him to clear out his workshop.  Not a lot done this afternoon apart from phoning a couple of friends,  sorting out my purchases and lighting the fire.

Last night I took a photo of the Tamarillo tree I purchased a couple of years ago.  Pleased with the crop this year.  Picked a couple yesterday to see if they are ripe enough.  Looking forward to tamarillo and apple crumble.