western australia

vegetable seedlings

It's not about the sheep

@JudyEv (381760)

Rockingham, Australia

April 29, 2025 2:51am CST

You might wonder why I’ve put up this photo but just before I took it I couldn’t help noticing all their white legs then the bodies above it. We drove to our niece’s house yesterday but I forgot my phone and the cord for my computer so today we drove home again. That's the reason I haven't been on for the last several hours. Thankfully, it’s only a 30-minute drive between the two places. While we were out we did an early vote to save long queues next Saturday then did some grocery shopping and finally bought some vegetable seedlings which I’ll plant for my niece. Vince also bought himself a basil plant. Usually these die off over winter but the one he got is supposed to be a perennial so here’s hoping. Tomorrow, Vince’s brother is coming and we’re going to prune some trees which will enable us to get the motor-home in the driveway. We don’t need it to live in here but we have a few things we’d like to do to it.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

29 Apr 25

This is an amazing photo. Basil grows as a perennial in the warm areas of the world, the "wild basil" should survive also in cooler areas.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

29 Apr 25

@JudyEv - We are picky Italians, so we need different kind of basil according to what we cook.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

Vince likes to cook with basil so he was pleased to find a perennial one.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

@LadyDuck Fair enough.

There were at least three different varieties that we could have bought.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

29 Apr 25

Good think you guys were close enough to make a quick trip home again.

I hope you enjoy yourselves while house-sitting for your niece.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

I could have managed without my phone but it would have been a long week without internet.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

1 May 25

@JudyEv Since Pretty won't give out her phone number to anyone, I need my phone as a phone. It's the only way people can contact us if we're away from home of if the power goes out. We were only without internet for 48 hours and we definitely felt the loss! Most of our entertainment is online now, except for the ebooks I read and I almost ran out of those in the 48 hours we were without power and internet.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 25

@DaddyEvil I really miss myLot when the site goes down. There must be thousands of books in this house-sit. They seem to be everywhere.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

29 Apr 25

For how many days will you be in and out of your niece's house?

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

We stayed there for one night but had a tour of the farm before we left.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

Sorry. I read this wrong. We will be at our niece's till early June. The farm belongs to a cousin but I got the two mixed up.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 May 25

@JudyEv OK. It happens

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@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

29 Apr 25

They look like they lined up for a class photo!

Does the community you live in have parking/storage space for your motorhome?

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@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

29 Apr 25

@JudyEv — great, as long as you’re not suffering with added expenses.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

They do, don't they?

We can only park in the village for 36 hours. Storage yards are incredibly expensive but we're able to store it for free on a friend's five acres.

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@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

29 Apr 25

@judyev that is a very weird vision to come upon.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

They blend in incredibly well.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

29 Apr 25

It's nice to plant some vegetable seedlings near your niece's house.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

I'm hoping the seedling will be well established by the time she returns.

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@Fishmomma (11658)

• United States

30 Apr 25

I'm glad it was a short drive. I left my power cord at home in California one vacation and had to buy a cord in Las Vegas. My husband couldn't believe I would forget it. Now I use both cords a lot, as easy to plug in and not carry the cord room to room.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

When you use the computer a lot, there seems to be lots of 'bits' that you have to remember. I use a mouse so there is a little stick thing that has to sit in the computer to activate the mouse; then I have an external hard drive so all in all it's easy to forget one or the other.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

30 Apr 25

Basil plants can't suffer a cold winter here.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

I think your winters would get colder than ours too.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

30 Apr 25

I love that photo! Oh Judy you'll have to stop forgetting things.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

It's just really lucky we're only half an hour away.

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@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

29 Apr 25

I love the photo. The sheep look like they're ready to do the can can.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

Yes, they're lined up all ready to go! lol

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@JESSY3236 (22199)

• United States

29 Apr 25

Interesting and cool picture.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

30 Apr 25

More time on the road! The sheep waited for their photo op, though!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

It's usually Vince that forgets stuff. Thankfully, I rarely harp on about his shortcomings!!

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

30 Apr 25

Great pic. I'm glad you're back online.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

It feels really strange not to be able to myLot.

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@Neil43 (4520)

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30 Apr 25

Did you just say vote? Is it also election time in Australia?

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

Yes, election day is 3rd May but you can put in an early vote.

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

29 Apr 25

Enjoy your visit and and have fun.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

Thanks. It's all going well now.

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

29 Apr 25

You have your time there very well planned I believe. I do love this picture.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

With the whole family away, it's a good chance just to do a few little jobs around the place. The picture is a 'nothing' in a way but I really like it.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

29 Apr 25

That would be a strange sight. I hope the basil lives

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

Don't they blend in well? I thought it was quite a funny sight.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

29 Apr 25

That image is like some sort of sheep mirage!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Apr 25

They really blend into the background, don't they?

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