Ekologi hidup ...

Assalamualaikum wbt ...

AlhamduLillah syukur ... that simple routine sometimes leads to surprising understanding ...

 a lot of times in fact ... that is ... when we care to take a moment ... 

to stop ... and to ponder ...

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i was a science student ... i enjoyed physics and biology ... but not chemistry because i couldn't grasp the mole molar issue in chemistry ... my brain just could not digest it ... but belajar tetaplah kena belajar ...

some memorable moments in school subjects had nothing to do with exam at all ...

contoh this one ...

one day cikgu biology kami took us for a field trip ... dekat je belakang sekolah ada bukit ... a good site for the matter at hand ...

we marked square meter areas and each group had to observe and count the no of plants in their square ... we enjoyed it ... berlawan lawan tengok whose group had more plants in their square ... then you would telek sungguh square tu jangan ada yang tertinggal dalam our count ...

that left a lasting wonder in my mind ... that so many plants could be accommodated in that small square ...

the was of that ... is the is of me ...

simple trip ... simple lesson ... but a life long learning ... of keen observation

AlhamduLillah

and ... thank you Mr Ooi ... although ecology was not part of the exam ...

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despite that ... boleh juga terpedaya oleh ni ha ...

serupa tapi tak sama ... siapakah yang berbeza ...

cerita nya ...

periwinkle di laman kecik ni is self sowing ... bila banyak anaknya sana sini because the classic kampung style periwinkle tu memang senang berbenih ... unlike the modern varieties yang kena hujan lebat sikit pun terus terjelepok ...

so anak anak tu saya replant lah kat mana mana tempat kosong to cover the ground ... yang dalam gambar ni sederet ... saya belai belai gembur kan tanah nak letak baja ...

last last perasan ek yang satu ni bukan kamu ... pandai ye dia space kan dirinya beratur kat situ ... daunnya pun hampir serupa ... 

last on the right tu ... weed actually ... sian pula saya nak cabut ... 

so ambil gambar dulu hehe ...

ke (ni or in BM :) ... saya yang tersalah ambil weed among the seedlings tu and replanted it along with the others haha ...

begitulah kehidupan ... dalam ekologi hidup ...

kalau kita tak kenal dan tidak tahu membeza yang real dengan yang tak real ...

maka ter nuture dan ter select pula lah weed leaders ... :)

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and yang ini tempat tidur baru bujang senang malam tadi ...

 penyek penyek tu kan ... ni yang belum berbunga sedang subur naiknya and was hoping for it to flower soon to cheer up that part of the area ...

i spot planted ... planting at many spots ... as opposed to massing ... my words je ni ye ... may not be technically horticulturally corrrect hehe ... so that where ever we turn the yellow starry flowers are waving about in our laman kecik ...

so i thought kalau spot tu kecik bujang senang tak hingin lah nak tidur situ ...

tidak juga ...

okay lah  jang ... one night mesti intai juga who is this ... stranger in the night ...

strangers  in the night ... exchanging glances ...

woittt ... tetiba lak hehe ...

okay tukar channel ...

:)

Muharram yang manis ...and weed space

Assalamualaikum wbt ...

AlhamduLillah syukur ... cuaca so charming a morning ... Muharram 1 ...

so ape lagi ... cuti cuti ke laman kecik lah ...

but sebelum tu ... pergi lawat sini dulu ... hehe

hati banyak senang ...
gendong balik 5 plants ... for three different spots having three different microclimates ...

one full sun ... 

one very less sun ... bawah plant lain

one half and half ...

now dah pandai dah :) ... dulu kalau beli ikut hati je ... now i am more aware of what plants will flourish where ... 

so sebelum ke nursery tu dah tau dah for what purpose i am buying ...

so what did i buy ... ni masalah nya ... tau 2 nama je ...

begonia ...

moss rose ... merah dan putih

 3 lagi kena godek godek laman lain nak cari nama :)

no gambar ... lupa ...

 asyik menghitamkan tangan tadi nak ensure good intake of Vit D ... hehe

but here are good images from google ...

image source

ni tanam bawah pokok ... on the ground ... macam ground cover lah ... so that less weed space ...

this is my aim ... to reduce weed space in that laman kecik ... with ground cover plants ...

another one ... moss rose of monday ... here

here's another contoh

image source

moss rose celebrates sun ... so i have placed them as ground cover starter at one very sunny spot ... let's see how they will turn out ...

other plants i have to find out their names ...

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masyaAllah mudah je to manage weed space ...
what's more challenging is to manage weeds of life creeping in and crowding our thoughts, diffusing our focus ...

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with that ... a beautiful memory of Muharram 1st 1435 ... AlhamduLillah

:)

Of dirt and beauty ...

Assalamualaikum wbt ...

AlhamduLillah for laman kecik ... we can take our sweet time to sculp and play with it ... at least that's what i do ... menung menung depan tanah tu ... 

for instance ...

tanah ni basah kurang sun ... what is best here

tanah ni pula keras berbatu ... what to do here

tanah ni plenty of sun ... siapa suka kat sini

with children like my niece Tina who is dyslexic ... perbincangan begini sangatlah suka dia ... nothing formal ... even how to pull a piece of weed pun can turn into an exciting conversation about plant and its root system ... i love the challenge of understanding weeds ... their root systems and how they support each other for survival ...

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take a look at this little project ...

how a tiny space underneath all that canopies is transformed into an eye pleasing convenient spot ...

more here ...

http://lindenhillgardens.com/about-us/photos/jerry-fritz-garden-design/

and another small space project ...

 here

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a real life laman ... where every inch of dirt is celebrated ...

 all images from ...

http://lindenhillgardens.com/about-us/photos/jerry-fritz-garden-design/

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and some plants are just like weeds ... but beautiful weeds ... 

they survive without fuss ...

an example ...

the periwinkles ...

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but for a living space in a garden ...

macam ni kena lah bela ... macam menatang minyak yang penuh ...

image source ... here

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Brambles ... the bad ... the good ... and hope ...

Assalamualaikum wbt ...

AlhamduLillah syukur ... ending the day with the 18th Hadith compiled by Imam Al-Nawawi rahimahuLLAH ...

Some of the companions explained the concept of taqwa as the following:

 “If you were to walk through a thorny patch wearing long clothing, how would you walk through that patch?’’ 

Someone answered that they would gather their clothes together and step over the thorns to avoid tearing their clothing; 

such is taqwa ... 

... read more ... here

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Hadith No 18: Follow Up a Bad Deed with a Good Deed

On the authority of Abu Dharr Jundub ibn Junadah, and Abu 'Abd-ir-Rahman Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said:

"Be conscious of Allah wherever you are. Follow the bad deed with a good one to erase it, and engage others with beautiful character."

Related by Tirmidhi

For a detailed written commentary of the above Hadith ... please visit here 

http://www.40hadithnawawi.com/index.php/the-hadiths/hadith-18

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bramble-full of lessons ... image source ... here

AlhamduLillah syukur ...

Jewel in the stream Part 5 ...

Image source: http://www.plant-shed.com

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got it ... 

while pulling the weeds ...

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ConTENT is the substance of your life ...

and 

ConTEXT is what you make of it ...

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So ...

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zindagi ek safar hai suhana

life is a wonderful journey

 
yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana

no one knows what will happen in the future

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like the weed, we will be pulled off ... so shine while we can ...

or

the rose, we will be pruned ...  so  be sweet while we are still on the stem ...

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Love and Salam

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The Jewel in the stream family ...

Jewel in the stream Part 1
  Jewel in the stream Part 2  Jewel in the stream Part 3   
Jewel in the stream Part 4