Hidden Treasure in My Back Yard

At first glance, my back yard is a dry and untamed wilderness..

Come to think of it, at the second 

and third glance it is too..

Let me show you some of its hidden treasures..

No-one planted these, they just grew.  And as far as I know they did 

it all on about a teaspoon of water

I tried picking some but they didn't like it inside.
So I go to them..

Are you my mother?

These were virtually invisible, hiding under a mass of leaves 

(and, by the way, delicious!)

Regular lookout spot for watching the world go by..

And keeping a sharp eye on the competition

Noisy neighbours prone to public displays of affection

Big, fat figs..

And big, fat fig eaters
(Look closer at the tree in the background)

Always somewhere to be when you're a skink

These open in the evening, flower gloriously overnight,

 and are gone again by mid-morning

Yet another triumph of nature thriving on a drop of rain and a lot of optimism

You've already met Godfrey

and my favourite treasure of all:

Talking engineer wearing provocative conversation starter
(thanks Cushla for the pinny proclaiming the pavlova as New Zealand's great dessert)