The problem is this critter - the bower bird:
https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/satin-bowerbird/The female is a lovely bird and has a lovely whooping sound at dawn (male has the same sound, I think, but isn't as attractive). But the bower bird is partly a ground bird and very adept at getting into small places where it snips the leaves of new plants. So the plants hardly get a chance to grow let alone have fruit. I think the bower bird is probably second only to the brush turkey as an Aus gardener's nightmare.
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How YOU is?
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It's good to be back, at least I think I'm back, I suspect the big dog @sysxxx might have actually banned me. I had to slip in the back door.. I've reached out to him to ask about getting my old moniker back, because I really hate this one, but it was somewhat clever and maybe a tad little catchy, and I needed something, just anything. How is life down under? Kudos on the garden, are you the more proficient in gardening, or, does the Mrs. have mad gardening skills too?
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