Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Remember the Alamo...
Other Lovers of the Copper Canyon Daisy
You see... I am not the only one enamored here.
These babies are attracting all manner of adoring creatures. And check out the pollen on that bees legs! Dang! If only we had started Glenn's bee hive project we'd have some super drunk bees going home from work every evening. I bet the honey production would be through the roof.
Eyes on the Eggplant!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
The Birth of Zen
O.k. here it is, but remember it is just the beginning.... these things take time, especially as one person is digging up the grass and toting the pea gravel from the car.... So picture pretty flagstones leading in a curvy attractive way from the SEA-ment path in the left corner over to, and around the pebbly oasis, and between the bamboo and the ornamental grass..., and there will soon be some cacti of some sort or another in there, and hopefully some bigger rocks to add texture and shape.
Oh, I can see it all now, clear as a bell, in my mind's eye. If only someone would take some kind of syringe and suction it out of my brain and squirt it out into the yard. (Now there is a creepy image for you!)
p.s. the grass I planted is called 'bamboo muhli', and is supposed to be evergreen. We'll see.
Golden Glory, the sequel
Sorry to bore you with more of these drops of golden sunshine, but look at them! I think I'm in love. Click to enlarge the pictures, and check out the amazing mass of curls in the center of each circle of petal perfection. They are in their glory right now. And to think I was about to pull them all up by the roots.
The Owl came back....
The owl came back, the very next week. We thought he was a goner, but the owl. came. back.
Very exciting. Just like before, he has been there all afternoon. I don't think he is thrilled that I am taking this picture, but he is going to have to get used to that if he plans on sticking around. We are wondering if this is his weekend gettaway though, as he seemed to be gone all week...hmmm. I know we have an extremely spa-like garden, so I guess it is a possibility. Or maybe he has been there all along but during the week he's all business, and he doesn't like to hang out of the box.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Finally! Some flower action!
I was about ready to give this plant the old heave-ho! I was getting sorely tired of the BIG GREEN FEATHERY MESS that seemed to be all it could manage. BUT, low and behold, perhaps it sensed that it was on the brink of being axed if it didn't produce.....
Now it has started what is going to be an absolute profusion of these pretty yellow blooms. (Which is what I have been waiting and waiting and WAITING for) (Once again patience pays off)

Now it has started what is going to be an absolute profusion of these pretty yellow blooms. (Which is what I have been waiting and waiting and WAITING for) (Once again patience pays off)
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