Monday, March 25, 2013

Little of This and a Little of That

mexican flame vine
 The Swallowtail have been out in mass numbers all week.  They are all over the Mexican Flame Vines, the Mountain Laurels, the Dianthus in particular it seems.  They are so neat and seem HUGE this year- maybe it has just been so long since I have seen them, but they seem really large.
spanish dagger
 The Spanish Daggers are blooming- such a pretty soft bloom for such an appropriately named plant... the dagger in it's name is no exaggeration.....
erythrina coral bean
The Erythrina I have posted before but it is still just stunning and deserving of another shot. 
horse crippler cactus
 The Horse Cripplers are blooming- such a pretty little pink flower for such a "mean" cactus!
grandma yellow rose
 The Grandma's Yellow Roses are blooming away- I like the vibrant yellow of these.
ice plant
The bees are everywhere working everything they see in sight- love it!
agave blue glow
My little Agave 'Blue Glow' pot is rockin' and rollin' along.
Just a few random shots of the week I thought I'd share.  The weather here has been nuts- earlier in the week we had days in the high 80's and this weekend and tonight, mornings of low 30's. You just never know- just have to roll with it- all part of living in Texas.


10 comments:

  1. Beautiful this and that.
    I haven't seen many butterflies here. But, nothing much is blooming yet. These cold nights have taken their toll. Hopefully, they'll soon be over.

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    1. Hopefully last night was the last of the cold ones. Yes- we have tons of butterflies and the hummers are out and the bees have been busy the last few weeks as well.

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  2. Beautiful blooms, we've had a few swallowtails here but not a lot of butterfly sightings yet.

    Like the A. 'Blue Glow' planting, that's one gorgeous agave.

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    1. Thanks- We have had a bunch lately- they are so fun to watch. That is a great Agave- so pretty when the sun is shining behind it.

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  3. Nice captures kack, and love the succulent bowl.

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  4. Only a few miles away but it looks like summer at your place. Such pretty flowers and such color.

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    1. Thanks- lots going on that's for sure- everything seems really happy as do the birds, butterflies and bees.

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  5. Great job of catching the Swallowtail! By the time I get my camera, the butterfly is long gone. It will be several weeks before butterflies or flowers return to Maine. Thanks for sharing yours.

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    1. Ha! Believe me, I have missed several shots hahahaha. Kind of like when I went in to get the hummingbird shots on the previous post and ended up with hummingbird moth shots =0)

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