This morning's Garden Tour

Down the path to some hanging Pigeon Peas - Cajanus cajan.

Swollen Shell Ginger - Alpinia zerumbet capsule.

The shells are emerging from it's bed.

Opening up like a clam at a Sunday clam bake.

Yesterday Today and Tommorrow - Brunfelsia pauciflora.

African Iris - Dietes iridioides in full splender

and with added splash of sunshine.

 

A study in texture, showcasing the Amaryllis. 

The Blue Agave - Agave azul none more bluer and true.

Variegated Caribbean Agave - Agave angustifolia from buddies garden.

Variegated Conferderate Jasmine - Trachelospermum jasminoides carpets the front yard.

 Taxodium ascendens - Pondcypress with the distinguishing vertical new growth needles.

Taxodium ascendens - Pondcypress in the foreground and behind that is the Taxodium distichum - Baldcypress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  This Blue agave is bigger than it looks. It's about nine feet in diameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

and with beautiful architecture.

 

 

 

 

 

Who wouldn't want to worship at this cathedral of nature.

What more can I say other than time to take a break from blogging and go paint/prime some windowsill trim.

 

Have to pay a fitness tax of three three mile laps on my bike for sitting in front of PC. BRB!

The compost refugee (small pic @left) has been rescued and given a new home. I have every reason to believe that it is a commercial grown variety called Compari.

 

 

Jerusalem artichokes Helianthus tuberosa - also known as Sunchokes

 Helios is Greek for sun, and anthus means flower, so the Jerusalem
 artichoke is a sunflower that makes a tuber.

 A friend of many years works at a health store and recommend that I

try these.

Will prepare them tomorrow with some toasted walnuts and you know that
I'm going to plant one, right?

 This post accompanied by talenti gelato and thanks for the BOGO deal!

Have to pay a fitness tax of four three mile laps around the lake on my bike for sitting in front of PC.

Crafting with beads

Ankle bracelet made with Carnelian, white turquoise,
paracord. wax linen and wire.

Wore this to two yoga classes this week which added a new dynamic
to my practice.
The white carnelian has a flash of embedded orange that shimmers
like an undulating carp. The white turquoise terminates with a
rattle snake motif.
 

Encyclia cordigera var. randii - Large-lipped Encyclia Orchid

Encyclia cordigera -  Large-lipped Encyclia Orchid   - Apr3,2015

 Guardian of the Budda Belly

Jatropha podagrica - Budda Belly-Apr2,2015

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

The cuban brown anole (Anolis sagrei) has been
pushing out the green anole but still a welcomed
presence. I would like to think that it is guarding
this small specimum from what, you might ask?
Use your imagination.





















Our guardian can't stay away and now is a hunter at
a great advantage point.
-Apr3.2015

Parent Budda Belly-Apr3,2015

Plant of the moment Collage

Today's plant featured in this collage is the Hippeastrum - Amyrillis.
A favorite of mine and many. Several of these shown have been raised
by seed (5 to 7yrs to bloom) and there for a variation of said original.
The one shown at top center is baring five blooms instead of the typical
four blooms.

This season's first Amyrillis bloom was March 1st, rather early this year
should my memory serve me right.

Song in my head while posting - The City - Ed Sheeran

Plant expose - Where every plant has a story and every story has a plant.

Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Fig  

This Brown Turkey Fig tree once belonged to my paternal Grandmother.
 Where I had planted it into the ground where it did well but not great. Since
she had moved up north to live with her son in her final years I had dug it up
 and tried planting it the ground at my place. Once again it did ok so I decided
 to give it a potted culture ever since and that is going on twenty five years now.
Just two years ago I decided to turn it on its side and clear away the base to
reveal a macro bonsai specimen , which is a on going progress.

Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Fig - Apr 2,2015

I'm lucky to get a handful of figs from this ole girl. - Apr 2,2015