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Day Visit to Our Farm Land

After quite some time not having been to the farm, the last time was at least close to six weeks ago. I was busy with work and also with some other stuff for EP. Glad that finally today we can make a trip down for a few hours.

Normally, we will go to the farm to clear some grass that grows around the durian and fruit trees, put some fertilizer and coffee powder, and if we have energy, we will also spray vinegar on the trees. It is a good outdoor exercise, too, with the morning sun. And we will wear a farmer hat, but sometimes I forget and get sunburned, but still do not look like the Hong Kong artist Louis Koo.

Today I bring along my second-hand Sony A65 camera with a Minolta legendary beercan 70-210mm F4 lens. I thought of taking some bird photos but only managed to capture one of them. Even when I zoom to 210mm, it is still not close enough. As it is an APS-C sensor, that means 210mm is actually 315mm due to the crop factor. Now I understand why the people who are into bird photography use a big lens, like up to 600mm.

Can you spot the bird? This has already been zoomed to 210mm. According to ChatGPT, it is a male Oriental magpie-robin.

Below are some of the random photos taken today.

Guess what fruit tree is this? Oh No, it is Papaya tree without leaves :p
Shot by camera phone: burning all the dried leaves.
A blue rainwater container for the gardener to use without climbing back to the water pipe.
A fallen tree, due to heavy rain, luckily did not hit the durian tree.
Our long-term tenant in the land, Gecko.

That’s all for today. I wish you a great day ahead.