Life in the Land of Dreamy Dreams

Another new-ish one, this is the first bloom since it arrived. Nice growth, fairly big flower.

This is the time of year the hibiscus love- the big heat’s over, and it’s only moderately cool. Now if we could just get some rain, we’d be all set.
Nevertheless, there are buds and blooms everywhere. Here’s one that’s been pretty quiet since I got it- one of the last shipment from David Franzman. (sob)
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Poor Kassie is terrified of the cats; she seems not to understand their relative sizes. What she understands all too well is their claws, which, particularly in our less stable cats, tend to come out randomly.
Best to keep your head down, don’t make eye contact, and hope they go away. Lishe looks like she belongs [...]

Even this one is budded up and ready to go, which is rare. I can never decide if I really like this one or not. Unusual, for sure. Beautiful? hmmmm….

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Now that the weather’s cooled down, the hibs are starting to pop again.

It’s hard to tell with nothing in the background for comparison, but this one is a solid 10 inches across. Very delicate ruffled pinks and yellows. She was hit pretty hard by the caterpillars this year, but is making a comeback.

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Another Dupont; blooms in bunches. There’ll be nothing for weeks, then several will pop at once.

The Quaker parrots have been back out and about with the cooler weather. They’ve been much quieter over the hot summer months, and who can blame them? The queen palm in the courtyard has grown like crazy over the summer, and we’re rapidly losing our window onto the big dead tree where they like to [...]

Two big ol’ bunches coming in. Not sure if they’ll be edible, and in fact they might be plantains, but we’re gonna give them a try this year.

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There’s just something so damn cheery about an all yellow hib. And a little cheer would be really useful right about now…