Most wonderful photos Kim.
I have the same problem Bev has, trying to find things that will stay tiny. That is one reason I love Sedum lydium, Sedum dasyphyllum, Sedum 'Limelight' and some of the other types of tiny leaved sedum
David I think the difference is in the humidity. I grew up in the area that Kim lives, the humidity is very low, more of a Mediterranean type climate.