Sunshine on a Hairy Plant

Sunshine on a Hairy Plant © Lynn Wiles 2021
The sun shining on my African violet, while humming My Girl by the Temptations. The hairs help regulate temperatures and ward off unwanted critters.

Discovery

Discovery © Lynn Wiles 2020
We had a very mild winter last year, so imagine my surprise discovering that my very long legged dog was afraid of the foot of snow that fell last night.

Wet Indigo

Wet Indigo © Lynn Wiles 2020
My Baptisia (false indigo) leaves after the rain. The blue flowers are now long gone, but it is interesting how the leaves turn a bluish gray.

Blooming Escargot

Blooming Escargot © Lynn Wiles 2020
My escargot begonia has sprouted flowers for the first time, while something seems to be nibbling on the leaves.

Croton Macro

Croton Macro © Lynn Wiles 2020
My very old croton plant has bloomed for the second time. There’s something sea creature like about these tiny flowers.

Drops

Drops © Lynn Wiles 2020
Another fern, drops of water on a stem. We were in severe drought earlier this year, but we are making up for it now.

My Trees

My Trees Exhalation © Lynn Wiles 2020
When I moved here twenty years ago there were no trees in the garden. On a lovely warm autumn afternoon, I was hanging out on my patio admiring the trees I had planted as saplings.

Still Blooming

Still Blooming © Lynn Wiles 2020
We might have our first freeze this weekend and thus it is the annual what plants should I bring inside time of year.

Euphorbia Up Close

Euphorbia Up Close © Lynn Wiles 2020
I don’t like living in an urban heat island in the summer, but it is nice this time of year when we experience frost later than the outlying areas and the garden is still in bloom. Meanwhile, I had to go through seven revisions with the new and old wordpress editors to get this to look consistent with the other posts on this site. sigh.

When Blue isn’t Blue

When Blue isn’t Blue © Lynn Wiles 2020
These decidedly purple flowers are from a butterfly bush called Buzz Sky Blue. I find that most flowers called blue are actually purple. Hmmm.