Finally Captured This Black Serpent Digitally

This is one of two snakes that I've seen in my yard within the past couple of months. What a beauty!

Them May Be Giants - Crinum asiaticum 'Giant Crinum Lily'

 What with a break in humid ninety degree temperatures to a breezy relatively dry
 upper seventies. I better take advantage these glorious conditions and do some
potentially back and shovel breaking digging.
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Giant White Crinum - Crinum asiaticum planted from bulblets eleven years ago
and have yet to bloom. Look great as a Stand but need more sun light and
sometimes covered in unsightly rust.

Nearly broke this steel shovel in two while digging these giants from their lair.

I've read where they don't like to be moved but I have no other choice. Yard
space is at a premium thinking that this very spot could be better utilized by
another. As indicated by this all knowing Bromiliad flouresence pointing to
this same location now vacated by the Crinum and could be the new home
for a Paw Paw tree.

I happen to be rich in brand new t-shirts, what better way to sun shade this Paw Paw
from some potentially damaging sun rays. Bare in mind what was too little sun for these
giants could be way too much for this Paw Paw.

Now, I have to figure where to plant these giants.

Sun Loving Crinum

Sun is not what it gets. Last year I did thin out the sun robbing Crape
Myrtle tree. This year paid off with three blooms to last year's one.

Running about a month late in the season too.

New Addition: Broadleaf Podocarpus - Nageia nagi

A yogi and gardener like myself brought me a plant from her yard. I needed
to trade out pots so as to return the pot and stake along with it's intended
Karma. Right?

 I had ran out of my composted soil and needed some light material to fill
my container that I was using due to the heavy sandy material that was
used and is is ubiquitous here in Florida.

I remember something my father said to me about asking and receiving. As such
was in this case and sure enough my answered was above me residing in the
carport's gutter that was in need of clearing. Not only was this well rotted and
composted but nice and wet from yesterday's rain. Black Gold!

Spiranthes Among The Ruins

What few last sprouts of Horsetail that tried to regenerate but was devoured by
some snails now finds an orchid not indigenous to Florida in it's ruins.

Rare But Not Unseen

Spied this seed pod from a variegated Confederate Jasmine this morning.
















Using a hand truck to move a potted planter from the backyard to one of the
only spot in my yard that has some sustainable amounts of sunshine.

I've seen one or two pods on my standard Confederate Jasmine, but once again
this is was the rare occasion, considering how many hundred of thousands of
blooms this plant produces and so few seed pods.

Thoughts Go Out to All Those In Orlando

An all too familiar news of violence with hope that one day it will become the
unheard of sort of violence.

To find words that already haven't been said. Words that still have meaning in these days
that we live.

Tolerance, Mental Health and Love Thy Self, come to mind.