Summer pix

Now that I don't have to clean onion skins from every surface and crevice, I have to to makes things pretty for summer. I have been repainting some of the decorative items in the yard/ garden. I also have time to notice what is happening there.

      This simple succulent, serving as a crown for Lady Liberty, seemed to be just that, simple. I have many such plants. This plant surprised me when it showed off with a bloom stem. It resembles that of the aloe vera.

This is the Madagascar Palm. It was given to me by a Winter Texan from Kansas



                                                                   Thorny creature!






I have a collection of succulents on the east side of the house. I am amazed at how little it takes for them to survive and thrive. The crowded one remains there until I figure out a way to save the plant and the pot when I re-pot.

These two ladies were garden/ porch decor since I was in Washington. Their original paint was green and asking to be repainted. I finally decided on their new attire, flags. I went to Mood and here they are. You may have to enlarge your view to see that Miss USA has "stars" in the field of blue. The glitter of Miss Texas is obvious.

This may be the third repainting for this birdhouse. I cover the opening to keep wasps from making nests and multiplying.

GUS at 2.5 years

He likes chasing lizards and every now and then he catches one. He does not eat them. It is all about the chase. He does the same with baby possum. I once found an adult possum in the yard and he was not playing possum. He was dead. Squirrels are also  in his to-do list, but they stay outside the fenced yard and too high up to catch. He will sit and stare them as if to will them down. Ever since I have had Gus I have not had a problem with stray cats.