Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Unhappy plants that do not tolerate multiple nights (going on one week straight now) of below freezing temps:This morning was the worst so far - rooftops, cars and plants covered in frost/ice. DS1 had to actually warm up his car and scrape ice off his windows!It was 37 when I dropped DS2 off at his... Continue Reading →
Flowers and baseball! For some reason, the purple dahlias are really taking off. The orange ones weathered the Florida-like heat wave, while the purples looked like they were going to die. They definately stopped growing and blooming and I had to cut back a lot of stalks while the orange went nuts. Now, the orange... Continue Reading →
Deep purple dahlia up top, a nice large lavender in the middle, lobelia plants now in the four pots on the wall posts. The rewards for dirt under my nails :-)Had a post all written and then stupidly hit the Discard button! Yeesh.So today I realized that I really am a homebody. I love it... Continue Reading →
But first, aren't these pretty? More random flowers from SP just because.Could be just because he is taking off tomorrow for up to 9 days in China :-)So, yes about those wood floors. Yes, I have them. I have had them now for about oh...five months? Aren't they pretty?Don't you think they would look stunning... Continue Reading →
As requested, a photo of the boys taken Sat night during their play date. DS1 with his longer black hair (that I don't like!). Ah well. They were playing video games together. A rose from SP just because and more orange dahlias. It seems that the orange variety blooms earlier in the season and I... Continue Reading →
First dahlia to bloom! Tons of buds on this one and the other 7 plants in the pots. Only 1 bulb never appeared which is not too bad. For some reason this orange one though is about a foot and a half taller than all the others.No idea what this is! It seems to be... Continue Reading →
Mini daffodils in one of the pots out back where the dahlias are also growing. These are already done now. There were about 6 more of these in bright yellow and pale yellow on the hillside too. There is a bud on one of the dahlias in the pot now. Should be one of the... Continue Reading →
Feeling uninspired for the moment. Have some flowers blooming on my hillside and a mountain bluebird whose expression captures my mood 🙂
Two new fuschias. Winston Churchill and Miss California are their names.Pansies and impatiens in pots on the back planter under the peach tree.One of two ceramic pots brought back from Mazatlan from the last cruise.There are now flower filled pots on all four posts on the long side wall above the hillside.
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 