Today I noticed:

Our cherry trees at the front door were in flower again just a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure what set them off flowering again but I wondered at the time whether it would mean we'd see more cherries appear. We'd gotten three cherries off the larger of the two trees, the first ever back on the 14th of December last year. And now today I noticed that the cherry tree had another two fruit on it. There may yet be more but I didn't get a chance to have a look through the tree to see if there were any more. I know from last time that the cherries are virtually impossible to spot while they are still green, it's not until they turn red that they become obvious to see.

And while waiting for the ferry I normally like to look in the water to see what fish are around the jetty. Today I got quite a surprise when I spotted a foreign looking bright orange and black striped fish with large fins. From my investigations on the web it would appear it's a Teira Batfish of Indonesian origin.

From LiveAquaria.com , I obtained the following information on them;

 "Also known as the Longfin Batfish, Longfin Platax, and Round-faced Batfish, the body and fins have wide vertical alternate bands of black and a pale yellow or tan.

A relatively easy Batfish to keep, the Teira Batfish can grow to an impressive size of 24 inches, measuring from the tip of the dorsal to the tip of the anal fin. Not a good reef dweller, it will eat many types of sessile invertebrates including corals and anemones. The Teira needs a minimum of a 360 gallon tank with plenty of unobstructed room to swim. As with all Batfish, the Teira is susceptible to ich.

A varied diet of meaty foods such as shrimp, scallops, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp and frozen herbivore preparations is recommended, and it is best to feed it three times a day. This species of Batfish can become very tame, sometimes feeding from its owner's fingers."

I doubt this one is a local, I think somehow it's made it's way from someone's tank into our Redland bay. I don't know how long it will last though as it wasn't looking all that healthy when I saw it.