Air Quality Is Bad!

 Since we are in the hazard area for

the next 24 hours it's time to get the

stitching out and see if I can start a

new one. So much smoke/smog!

8/11/2024

Nice breezy day and the Wild Fire Smoke

cleared out.....Nope!   Neighbors thought

they would burn!  Who cares if we have

to breath your smoke??

So my questions is do we sue them or 

so we sue the County for allowing 

firepits or open burning?

9/6/2024

They are advising folks with health issues

to limit their time outside.  One of those 

days you want to wear a mask outside!

Some of the photos in Portland looked

really thick smoke.

The Kiss of Death!

 

I removed two nests today and they

keep coming back to the front door

area.  Keeping the Epi Pen handy!

8/10/2024

After knocking down the nests 4 times 

yesterday, I hope the problem with the

wasps has resolved it's self.   This 

morning no nest or wasps were found.

Why the title?  For the past 3 years I 

have been getting venom shots due

to stepping on a hornet's nest and 

being covered from head to toe with

stings.  The smartest thing I did was

pull the stingers out, take a cold 

shower and take Benadryl before

heading to the Urgency Clinic when

my DH got home to take me.  Where

I got a couple shots of steroids and

they wanted to book me into the hospital

over a holiday.  Nope!!  I spent the weekend

resting and they checked in that next Monday

to see how I was doing.  I now have to carry

an epi pen!    

8/7/2024 Brugmansia Corner

 

Bud Watch!  Here they come!

8/18/2024

Today was my day to work on some 

of the brugs.  Above you saw what

we call our Brug Corner, well it was

time to remove some leaves and 

rearrange.

I had a request for a photo of each that makes

up the Brug Corner.  So here is some photos

of those before the clean up.

The one in the pink pot has a nice

Albino sport.

This one has several Albino Sports

with one having albino buds.

It's base has several Albino Sports.

Several folks wanted to see what

we have in the yard.  Let me tell 

you I took the loppers to them 

prior to my May surgery as I knew

I wouldn't be able to take care of 

them all.  To my surprise they 

don't look all that bad.  They too

need a thinning of the leaves.  Some

of them are starting to show buds.

That should give you a look at our Brugmansia

Collection.

A Friend's Request!

 They have seen the photos on

 my FB page and asked if I would

take some time and post the awesome

ones here.  I don't leave anything on

my FB page, so they thought it would

be nice to just put up some of the photos

here on the blog.  So I have 6 months of

photos to go through to fine the best of 

the best, in my spare time.  Will post as

I go through each folder for this year.

Will post some when I have time.

Elephant Garlic

Perennial Hibiscus 'Luna Red' bud.

 Siberian Iris

Hymenecallis testalis

Peruvian Lily / Spider Lily

Pink Sedum

Double Pink Hollyhock

Blue Sea Holly

Brugmasia kHT's Pink

Clematis "Crispa"

I. 'Starship Enterprise'

A. 'Red Tiger'

A. 'Julia'

B. karma's Pink

A. one of our crosses

H. Texas Star Alba

Rose of Sharon variegated!  From one

of our shrubs.

July 28 - August 3, 2024 / Useless Information

 On average each day while you

were awake, you spent 16 hours 

and 40 minutes more NOT using 

your phone than using it!

See I'm a busy person!

So how many of you spend your

day on your phone?

Another notice saying I'm 15 

hours 55 minutes-- 45 minutes

less than last week.

Perennial Hibiscus Time!

 This is what was found last night, first

but to unfurl.  I'll get a photo this morning

if they are open.

8/4/2014  This am!

H. Luna Red, the two above w/red center

H. Luna White with a touch of pink.

H. Luna Pink

H. Summer Carnival w/ bronze leaves

H. Pure White w/red center, Luna Collection

A. Plum Crazy

More to come . . . . . .