Hello Rory,
It's funny (not funny at all), the above photo shows nothing of what is perched right in front of me. About 1.5m away x 1.5m above me and the size and shape of it is unbelievable. The dimensions of the crown are from memory another 1300mm deep x 1200mm across x 850mm high - and you said "Alien Face Hugger" - well - you ain't seen nothing yet - the crown unmistakably resembles the creature "Alien".
Seriously, I think i'll sleep with the light ON tonight. Or chain the trunk to the pergola first, so it can't lunge at me.
I did the bare rooting at night in an attempt to avoid any heat stresses, as there is a nasty pathogen around here knocking all my plants for a six, including me as well. I have gone through so much bleach. Last week I thought i was on top of the nasties, but it seems, maybe the recent wet, to have spurred up again. It's a pretty stressful time actually, i never collected many plants - too busy working and bringing my family up. Now my daughters have 'flown the coup' and the plants are all 20 - 30 year commitments. They too are at their primes - OR SHOULD BE. They say 'clip and grow' - well that's an understatement, if you could have seen my plants last season or what's left of them now - they don't develop branch structures like they have or some had by 'clip and grow'. I won't go into it - just downright sad.
Anyway, back to the point - root pruning - at night - alone - total silence and i'm into it. My whole body is immersed within the 'Alien'. My mind did wander at times and definitely when that unusual sound happened and your entire heads under the "Alien Face Hugger".
I'll give you another sneak peak, the rest will have to wait till the Progressive post. Seriously creepy. This angle is the front left side - not directly facing the ALIEN.... now looking at me from up there - where's that rope?
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Thanks,
Kevin
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If thats small, I will admit to Peiris envy. (yes I know, an old joke)
