Another nepenthes picture

I can't find taxonomic info on this plant  . It's just called compacta on the label
There's nothing about it on the carnivorous plant search engine.
I'd like to know its parenting but it's a nepenthes and its beautiful.
I particularly love the stripes on its peristome.

My venus fly trap is still alive

Here in the south east of Queensland I've always had trouble growing venus fly traps
I saw another dying fly trap at a local nursery and bought it ,hoping that I could grow for a little
while.
It was very small maybe 3 cm across and I didn't give it much hope to live but I read
at the pitcher plantation that he had had the same problem and now living in canberra he could
grow them to much longer and larger sizes.
So I thought well it needed colder conditions, so in June I placed it in the fridge wrapped up in
cling wrap and placed inside a clear plastic container.
Every day I could see the one green trap still glossy through the container and I labeled it
don't plant till sept.
Its 7 degrees celsius in the fridge and that trap never died.
When I took it out 3 weeks ago it was still alive and looked healthy.  I've planted it
and today it has it's first trap ready to spring.
.Still very small, but has soon as it has it's first feed I'm sure it will spurt on , as it's growing well
now.

pictures of my cepholatus and nepenthes

These are a few of my carnivorous plant collection .
the nepenthes are from exotica plants and the cephalotus are from triffid park
I must thank the blogger at the pitcher plantation because after I read his
instructions on cultivating cephalotus and applied them I took heart about.
growing them again and here is the result so far so good.
I fell in love with these plants after I got a job working for my local council and
when I was given the job of repotting and caring for them , I was astounded by the
size and variety of nepenthes..I still remember the huge nepenthes bicalarata reaching for the ceiling
of the glasshouse. It's been a long time now and the nursery is gone. great memory.

Finally I back to blogging ,  I 've started kayaking in moreton bay
It's a real learning experience. I'm finding it's crucial to know in which direction
the tide,currents and wind are going, as well as what time I should go.
Twice I tried to paddle against the current and had to find a different direction.
I'm learning to study what's around me.
It's so beautiful and the bird life , some I've never seen.

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I need thee by R Lowry and Annie Sherwood Hawks karaoke version

I found this in an old methodist hymn book.Its in the public domain Great hymn , Enjoy

modelling clay buttons

I decided to try something different and I pulled out an old threads magazine ( it was feb/march 1992 ) and on the cover there were beautiful coloured clay beads.
I knew I had some modelling clay somewhere, found it and followed the directions to get myself started with a simple milleflori technique .
Here's the result.

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