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Apr 30, 2010

Better late than never The bluebonnets in the way back have all gone to seed.   On my walk back there tonight I saw a couple of newcomers — indian blankets.  There are 4 plants that I can see there,...

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Flowers make me happy.

Pretty in pink. For the last couple of weekends we have been tearing into the house – a bit like a top-to-bottom Spring Cleaning (only 6 months late).   I’m topping it off this morning with a getting...

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After the rain.

Field of blue. May the blessing of the rain be on you— the soft sweet rain. May it fall upon your spirit so that all the little flowers may spring up, and shed their sweetness on the air. May the...

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My favorite lantana.

Multi-colored lantana bloom. Lantana grows here in abundance, without needing anything from humans to help it along.  It is one of the great native flowering plants in Central Texas. We have yellow,...

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Zinnies and zinnies and zinnies, oh my!

More zinnias from the garden.

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Made it!

Yes, one more. Yay Friday!  Made it through another week.  Got a very early start. Monte worked in the shop all day.   After work we picked up Julie and went out for Indian. I’m looking forward to a...

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Where have all the rain lilies gone?

Field o’lilies. After the rain the last few days, the lake is up over a foot, and rain lilies have popped throughout the neighborhood.  I was a bit bummed that our yard has zero lilies, but my...

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Fall florae.

Purple dainties. We worked in the yard today.  The rain yesterday is long gone and strong winds dried the grass enough to mow.  The temps were lovely all day, in the 70’s.  A rare treat for yardwork....

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Scenes from out back.

Whew, what a long week!   After work I walked around our yard out back to see what I could see.   My plumbago is thriving with little to no water, as usual. The hardest working retiree has been busy...

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Jasmine!

We have a fence along the south side of our lot that has several flowering vines covering it. Some Carolina Jessamine. Some orange trumpet vine. And some jasmine. The winds have turned back out of the...

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Pop.

This morning these lilies from Mother’s Day were still closed buds. Tonight, voila! Very pretty.

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First zinnies.

Monte’s zinnias are starting to bloom. These are the first ones we’ve brought inside to enjoy.

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Homegrown.

This bouquet comes straight from our garden: Zinnias, basil, rosemary… Happy Friday!!!

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Late bloomers.

These 2 guys showed up as part of a late set in the zinnie patch. They missed the memo about summer being over.

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Bonnets of blue.

The wildflower patch out back didn’t yield much last year.   This year we have a few patches of bluebonnets.   They’ve started to show their beautiful colors. Oh, and Happy St. Patrick’s day!

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Tulip hexaptych.

I may have mentioned that I love tulips. :) And, I’m always amazed at how much they continue to grow after I put them in a vase. I brought home a bunch of gorgeous light pink ones on Saturday. Then I...

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Aloe Vera in bloom.

Over the years, we’ve amassed quite a collection of aloe vera plants. Some plants Monte has had for 20 years or so. This year we were surprised to see the grand daddy plant sending up a spike of...

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Lovely blooms.

I happened across a rose garden today. I just had to stop and smell a few.

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Tulips of white.

Monte brought home a set of tulips. My favorite, as you probably have learned. These are white and gorgeous. Fyi, Google says January 17 is National Tulip Day in Holland. Go get you some!

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Glad tidings.

Get it? Happy Thursday.

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