Monday, July 20, 2009

De Nada Triangle


That little gray spot in the middle of Texas would be Travis County.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

I Smell Dead Things

In my yard. The wafting is coming from here and there, presumably from small critters or birds. This heat is the killing kind. This is the hottest July in recorded history. Cool front this weekend will bring temps of 98. I was so worried about Brugmansia Charles Grimaldi this winter; but he is more threatened by summer heat. He looks like the character crawling across the cartoon desert. No amount of water can save him.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Summer Delights for Your Edification


Rosa Caliente Strangulata




Loquatus Burnus Crispis





Agapanthus Scorchiana



Crinum Tostadita





Rosa "Hot Mess"

Monday, July 6, 2009

All hail the lowly Sunflower of the Culvert


I didn’t plant it. Presumably it’s courtesy of some birdshit, because I've actually planted seed heads in the yard that failed to germinate. It’s growing in the driveway in 4 inches of gravel on top of 30 years of compacted substrate. I must carefully maneuver around it, which I consider a privilege given the fact that it brightens my every day with its relentless cheer. I've never watered it.