Grabbed my camera when Bree and I went for a walk around the hood today, but didn’t get very far because of the rain. These were taken across the road. The wind’s blowing very hard today and the flowers are having a bad time of it; their little petals whipped maniacally back and forth. [...]
Continue reading...1. September 2009
I wouldn’t have thought it possible, after the random mess I made of the jasmine earlier this summer, but the tenacious little boogers are blooming again!
Continue reading...12. August 2009
Was it something I said? Right after I took this last night… the two larger blooms fell off. Twenty four hours is a hell of a short time to live…
Continue reading...10. August 2009
Just… let me get it out of my system, k? TIA! Click for a larger image.
Continue reading...10. August 2009
Some burn out with the early morning light, but I couldn’t pass these up… UPDATE: Well worth the wait!
Continue reading...7. August 2009
Very rosy this morning! Ever wait for something so long you start resenting it? If this booger takes any longer to bloom I may just walk out back with a blowtorch and end its my suffering. Yesterday:
Continue reading...5. August 2009
Do you ever want to scream ‘bloom already, dammit’ at your plants? It still looks like a rude gesture, but at least we can see a hint of pink in the tips… and three out of four ain’t bad.
Continue reading...4. August 2009
Today at 9:35a California time I start working on my 53rd year. This is sort of like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year for me. Another beginning, when I take stock, count my blessings and make silly resolutions that won’t be kept. I’m thankful for more than can be written down. First and foremost, of [...]
Continue reading...2. August 2009
I’ve decided that the plumeria buds look like hungry baby ducks… just waiting for them to open their beaks…
Continue reading...31. July 2009
Love this unplanted garden entry purely because the rain made some of its leaves as diaphanous as a pixie’s wing!
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22. February 2010
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