Signs of Life.

I went out for a walk around the yard today to look for signs of life after our long cold spell. We had a record low of 8 degrees one night and several nights in the teens with days not above freezing. That is unusual for us and hard on our plants. I was pleased to see most things look pretty good. Nature is truly resilient.


Cast iron plant looks fine.

Bluebonnets are happy.

Oregano hanging in there.

Fig tree has some green tips so I am hopeful.

This butterfly was flitting around landing on leaves to sun itself. Wonder how it survived?

Christmas photos.

Snacking before opening.



The tree and presents.

Our White Christmas.

New Year.

One of my goals for 2010 is to update my blog more often.

The year is starting out very cold here with a severe freeze predicted this week. When temps stay below freezing for 50 hours or so in Texas we are bound to lose some of our usually perennial plants. I guess that is part of gardening - perhaps an opportunityfor something new in the spring.

We had a great Christmas with all the kids and grandkids here. It snowed on Christmas Eve and was still on the ground Christmas morning so I call that a White Christmas. Very unusual for us.
Well, I have tried several times to add some pictures to this post. No luck. I will try again in my next post.