This purple sage plant is a beauty. 
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Last of the Pansies
The weather has been consistently warm and the pansies are beginning to show the stress of the warm weather. Soon it will be time to plant something else.
The combination of lavender and yellow pansies has always been a favorite of mine.
Rain Brings New Shoots
New shoots on Sago palm.
At last, Houston's drought seems to be over and the plants are again thriving; however, the days are getting warm and summer will arrive sooner than expected, again this year.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Rain Comes to Houston
On Monday, January 9th, Houston got a good soaking and a few tornadoes. The trees at last had a deep, deep drink, down to their deepest roots.
The streets in my area of town were impassible, as a few drivers found out.
Unfortunately, the pansies I had just planted a few days earlier in the balmy weather washed away. Along with the pansies, the top soil and mulch swirled and receded to the storm drains, too.
It was warm enough for shorts and I ventured out; however, when the water was three inches above my knees, I retreated to higher ground.
A driver who took his chances without a good result.
This fire hydrant is normally at the curb of my yard. You can see the concentric circles the rain drops make.
One row of pansies already doomed.
Deep water. The mulch is swirling around in about 2-3 feet of water in the yard.
Rain drops obvious in the deep pool of rain. Rain continued to fall the entire day and night. A real good soaking, so desperately needed after a year of drought.
That little island of grass is actually the yard across the street!
The two stumps are remnants of pine trees that died in this past year's drought.
The streets in my area of town were impassible, as a few drivers found out.
Unfortunately, the pansies I had just planted a few days earlier in the balmy weather washed away. Along with the pansies, the top soil and mulch swirled and receded to the storm drains, too.
It was warm enough for shorts and I ventured out; however, when the water was three inches above my knees, I retreated to higher ground.
That little island of grass is actually the yard across the street!
The two stumps are remnants of pine trees that died in this past year's drought.
Monday, January 9, 2012
The Moon Mesmerizes
There is nothing like a full moon to mesmerize... especially when it is shadowed by clouds.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Dark Skies, Small Rain
We got about 10 minutes of rain today. Almost enough to give those plants with shallow roots a little drink of water. The big trees need much more water. The rain was greeted with a happiness that surpassed what might be considered reasonable. Nevertheless...
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