Been sick the whole week so I laid in my garden and put together a little story of the things I saw. Hope you enjoy!
Awesome clouds
Such a beautiful Spring day!
My Bubble Gum Supternia
The day before yesterday I posted a picture of one of my parents teacup poodles in this cute blue teacup planter. Well this photo should give you a little more of an idea of it’s size! A couple of years ago I ordered some petunias off of internet and I have been amazed at how well they have grown. It’s like a wall of these pretty pink flowers cascading all around so I just had to order some more. They are a variety of Proven Winners which seems to mean they grow in all kinds of conditions and very hardy plants. They have to be if they are going to survive my iron laden well water!
What you see here is a Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia. I plan to plant them in all my hanging baskets and I will have pink bubble gum everywhere!
We had a little snow on the mountain this evening
A couple teacups
This is one of the two teacup boy poodles that my parents have right now. The blue teacup in this photo is actually planter but I just couldn’t resist it as a prop before it becomes a pot for my petunias!
New toad abodes
I saw these in the specialty isle at Winco foods and I couldn’t resist. Up until now I have been using old broken terracotta pots as little lures for toad houses. I read in a garden magazine that suggested them for shelter since they like to take refuge under some wet wood or some dark little cover were they can keep cool and protected while laying wait for an insect to crawl on by. Here in California it’s not uncommon to see a Western California toad (California Toad, B. boreas halophilus) out in the evening and night time hours. It’s fun to look down and see their comical faces. These little statues have an opening near the bottom that is just the right size for a toad to crawl into. They are great to have around in your garden eating beetles, ants and spiders.
Here is a photo I took last year when it went down a gopher hole in my lawn. As you can see they like it wet, dark and protected.
What is it about these trees?
The phrase “the mighty oak” comes to mind and rightly so. I am not sure what there is about these oaks in Contra Costa County but it’s like they each have a personality of their own. Each one is unique with what seems like a long story to tell. If only we could speak their language we would hear stories of the times before the white man and when the skies were black with flocks of birds. It’s a pitty to think of them living so long and yet in our life time they could be gone either from construction or sudden oak death syndrome. At lease we can enjoy them for now. My tribute to a couple below.
