More flowers! Sister tried to get even more on saturday- but they were all deaded because of the heat. :(So these are from thursday.
Mommy's peace lily!
Already starting to droop. It's really hot out there.
Dad's pink myrtle tree. So pretty!
closer...
Hibiscus!
Not sure what this flower is, can anyone tell me?
Canna Lily! All red.
This SAME flower was half brown when sister was here saturday. :( The hots are killing my plants!
See the one petal was starting to have some troubles.But the color is brilliant!
Hibiscus!
Dad is an excellent gardener. He and his dad used to kind of, well compete with their gardens and tomatoes. Sister remembers whenever they would visit her grandpa's house when she was little- he would show her dad all of his plants and dad would compliment his dad, and then when grandpa would go to our house- his dad would compliment him on all he did. But the truth was, even to sister when she was a little girl- there was no comparison. Dad's plants always grew stronger and taller and towered above her as a child. And she doesn't remember her grandpa's plants even coming close. She never really understood how her grandpa could try to pass of his tomato as the real thing- it was like a play garden in comparison.Here are some shots of my dad's accomplishments - for this year.A nice bell pepper growing happily on the plant.
Some tomatoes- remember, all the red ones are already picked- dad goes out everyday and cleans them all out way before sister gets here.When she got here this time- dad already had three giant baskets sitting on the deck.
some white egg plant
a red bell pepper from his NEW garden in the back. yes, dad has like 2 or three gardens.
more white eggplant from the new garden.
grape vine
Grape vine growing- we will have grapes this year!we have never grown grapes before!
Red myrtle tree dad just planted- this will be great for shade back here :)
The side view of the first garden.
So to us, we have never seen a garden that compares to dad's.
Happy birthday dad! Hoping it's great!
I have this giant octopus toy.I like him.
He is soft and fuzzy. You know why i like him don't you? because i spit all over him, and then he becomes crusty. So you know he's MY octopus. And it's always worth it when a hooman picks it up and makes that face and goes "ohhh ewwww" because they know WHY he's crusty.
He may be a bit difficult to carry these days- but we get along just fine.
Wanna play octopus? I didn't spit on this side yet.
He gets nice and crusty. Yes, he will do nicely.
Back to the yard today to show you some colors of summer.This is my tropical hibiscus plant. And a bug in there. he is also enjoying the color.
Dad's banana plant- Look at it reaching for the sky!I love how the leaves unroll out from the plant.
the banana plants in the back do not compare to the other one. These are babies. Next to them, you can see the beautiful lilies!
Here is some wild myrtle! It's very pretty.The japanese beetles love to eat the flowers. :(
The tiger lilies! Sister LOVES these. She takes a million photos of them every year.
This is dad's Canna Lily. This is the only one bloomed right now. She is a beautiful red!
Back to the hibiscus, this one is sister's favorite color for this plant- the peach one. So beautiful! Can you see the little fuzzies around the stem? It looks so soft and delicate!
The best part of having a nephew that has intestinal problems- like Benny who has colitis - is that he is on a very strict diet. So, when he gets special treats- and he can't have them, guess who gets them?! ME!!!! For his birthday- the amazing white dog army sent him some duck jerky!Here i am having some.
They have to tear it into small pieces for me though... otherwise i tend to choke. It's this rotten age thing.
Sister missed this shot because i took the piece from her while she was shooting.
Ok more please! i love duck jerky!
Ah yes the garden! Today the garden can rest. I will not be out there inspecting- as its WAY too hot.I have sent my dad out to take care of it today. After all- he is not all furry like myself.
These tomatoes are getting ready to turn soon (i hope).There are no red ones- Why? Because dad already picked those. None to photograph!
peppers!
then dad's little creatures along side the pool. For a while, gram would buy a new one like almost once a month in the summer. Finally they started breaking... so a lot aren't even here anymore.
the basil is doing exceptionally this year.
Pretty basil
This is my favorite corner. I like to hang out here. Especially when it's so darn hot outside!!!!
Hello! Real fast- a lot of you asked if i get to go swimming in the pool! Well, i'm certainly allowed, and sister used to take me in all the time to cool me off- but now that i don't stand so well, i don't go anywhere near the pool. I don't like that i can't touch bottom. So, these days- i don't go for a swim there. BUT if i go to the beach- i DO lots of swimming there! i even try jumping waves! I like having my feet touching ground!Today's post is about Flamingos. I have flamingos in my yard.
This one, is dad's. Dad has 4 of these, around the same plant.I do not know why they are all gathered around the same plant, but they are.And he needed four he said.
That over there is MY flamingo. Mine stays in the house.I only have one.
I think one is plenty.
i like to toss my flamingo.
But, it is not a REALLY cool toy- so i lose interest sometimes.
She does make a good sleep buddy.
This is mom's latest project. She is always working on something really cool. This was a planter she got for dad, but he didn't use it. It was a plain wood color. And it's been sitting in the garage. SO sister asked mom why she didn't paint it, and put grapes in it, and add it to her display of grapes and things she has upstairs?
Mom decided that would be a good idea!Here is the planter all fixed up!
I think it looks great don't you?! can't wait til it's filled with grapes!
Sister also updated the look of my blog today- because my pictures were being cut in half! how rude!
