My DD, Bee, sent these to me last week. Penguins, robots and little jumping spiders,with palps of wire! I love all of them so much! I must find those tools of mine, and the beads we bought last summer! I really owe Elle and Bee some earrings and pronto!
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| I love that my kids are all crafters and gardeners, when they aren't in school. |
When I visited my sister last week, I took some pictures of the hummingbird who guards her feeder. It's an Anna's male, either new or molted. By the ferocity with which he defends, I'd say he is a molting male. This is the Tuesday Tails part, though there are lots and LOTS of pictures of the Torts that were taken when the girls visited.
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| Back- see? No red cap |
New Plant:
This is a new succulent that I found in a planting in front of a commercial building. It was in the ground in front of some Aeonium Giganta. I suspect that this is nothing more than a heat stressed ground cover that covers most of the freeway hills. I think it's called something like "ice plant" though why it is I have NO idea. Lol!
Oh, I almost forgot. JoAnn's had a MONSTER sale this week, and I bagged some flannel for leisure pants to go with my spent t-shirts (you know- those shirts that have spills on them that can't be seen in public) as tops for after hour sprawls in front of the TV. They were selling sewing notions for 70% off, too, so I bagged a few.
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| I've got lots and lots of old T-shirts. |
Well, there you are. There is only one thing left. A picture of a tiny tort, eating his first rose. There will be lots and LOTS of Tort pix next week, catching you all up on the veritable Filmfest that the visit of out of town tort enthusiasts created when they were here.
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| For fans of the Wolfie |
Wolfie went just a little wild on the beach a few weeks ago. He loves the beach! See the insanity in his eyes?
Good night. Have a great week. Since this is created ahead of time, I'll have to catch you all up again later in the week.
This is a new succulent that I found in a planting in front of a commercial building. It was in the ground in front of some Aeonium Giganta. I suspect that this is nothing more than a heat stressed ground cover that covers most of the freeway hills. I think it's called something like "ice plant" though why it is I have NO idea. Lol! 
ice plant - is because the water droplets IN the leaves shimmer in the sun. The flowers too, glow as if lit from within.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for that info! It's been around all my life but I bet it's from South Africa where your gardens are. So many of our succulents are. Gorgeous things! I have always wondered why it was called ice plant. It's really a beautiful little plant when all is said and done. It saves homes in wild fires, too!
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