What's That You Say? Rain?

 It's true.  We have had rain the last few days.  Some areas more than others but we have been having it and almost daily the last few days.  It has been nice.  Not going to lie.  Here are a few shots of what I thought was looking pretty this week.  The Dwarf Barbados Cherry look as beautiful as ever.  

 The Pedlianthus 'Lady Slipper' is one that I never tire of.  The blooms are so simple yet intricate.  This has been a long time favorite of mine.   

 The Belinda's Dream Roses are bursting with blooms- if only this were a scratch and sniff picture!

 The Vitex, Chaste Trees, are blooming away.  

 The Bougainvilleas have been getting a lot of attention from the butterflies. 

The Wedelia are loaded with blooms.  I like the bright yellow against the bright green.

 Here's a shot of a little guy getting a drink.  He just sat there and let me shoot away then flew off.  

My friends came in for a visit this week from Houston- we had a great time walking around and looking at everything.  Here is a shot of us in front of the office.  Love girl days- had a lot of fun laughing and catching up- wish they lived here!!  Chris (the one in the middle) is the one that makes all the cute jewelry we have inside.

Hope everyone is having a great September - I do believe fall might actually be coming....

GBBD October 2011

 Happy Garden Bloggers Bloom Day!!!

The Leonotis is blooming away in the front bed.  I love it when they get two and three little "lion's heads" on them.  (They call it a Lion's Tail, but to me I think it should be a Lion's Head.....)

 The Fairy Dusters seem happy- we just planted a new bed up earlier this week and this is in there and appears to be quite content.

 The Mexican Flame Vine is such a bright and happy vine- on certain days the entire fence is a solid orange- LOVE IT!   This particular shot has some of the Purple Fountain Grass blooms in it- I planted one in that bed- hopefully it will last through the winter but if not I like the way it has looked in there the last few months and looking forward to enjoying it while I can.

 The Mexican Bush Sage is blooming away- a good ol' standby.

 I love the classic look of the Iceberg Rose.  It seems happy and thriving in the side bed.

 The Bower Vine is taking off on the fence and blooming away.

The Butterfly Bush - what is there to say- there is no wonder that the vibrant purple attracts the butterflies.

 The Bougainvillea is stunning and I love the variegated leaves on this variety.  Very unique.

 The Thyrallis and the Mystic Spires Salvia looks so beautiful together.  They both are thriving in the front bed.   

 And without further ado- introducing Bosephus.  He joined us last week and at first Huey was not very polite but has seemed to leave him alone now.  I was about to put Huey in the corner!  I was told to "change up the environment in the tank" so I did and I do believe it helped.  Everyone seems to be getting along.