Mmmmmm....tapioca pearls....
in cold horchata and what you have is my favorite exotic summer drink! I love the chewy texture of the former mixed with the light milky and ground almond flavor of the latter. It may come across as a strange combination, sort of a Spanish/Latin/Asian fusion drink. The resulting mix however is not that dissimilar to the flavor of bubble tea drink that is popular in Asia which some of you may be aware of already.
Sweet daydreams of summer after making a brief cold journey from the house to the koi shed to feed the fish and seeing those 'pearls' above that look so much like tapioca pearls.
Alas, those 'pearls' are not edible and are actually beneficial bacteria laden balls and you certainly wouldn't want to put them anywhere near your mouth despite its innocent and chewy appearance. We add them to the pond filter every so often to help with the biological filtration as the filter is new and yet to mature. Basically they help keep the pond healthy until the filter can sufficiently do what it's supposed to do on its own.
Bacteria balls in the filter, it was time to inspect the other residents in the shed which are the succulents. Last weekend I was able to move in the remainder of what's supposed to go there after a quick trip to Ikea to buy more of those colourful bowls.
I'm loving the bright colours, makes the shed a more cheerful place to spend time in.
Lined like that on the steel shelving they look like laboratory specimens too. Quite apt as I guess a lot of those succulents are products of tissue culture.
Now let's have a closer look at some of them...
Aloe 'Sparkling Burgundy' but not looking so burgundy at the moment
Aloe brevifolia to the left and a couple of Aloe suprafoliata in the middle
A trio of hybrid Aloes at the front
A couple of white variegated Aloe brevifolia at the back amongst hybrid aloes and some agaves
Other residents not on the those shelves are doing fine...
One of the Tillandsias on the left vase did perish so is now gone. The Aloe ferox on the right was given by the kind folks at Jersey Plants Direct
Sat on the chair, a quick look back up to the succulents before I head back to the house...
