Took my usual recon around the gardens to see if there's anything new coming along and yes! I like to catch the 'first', if possible. This is my first of the mirabilis longiflora / Angel's Trumpets that I've been waiting for.
Anticipation...can't wait til it's fully open....
I really can't wait until they've formed large mounds of these wonderful tough, drought tolerant, sented white flowers. I've planted several 'areas' of them.
Everything looks rather tired and bedraggled after our week of hot, humid weather down here. I should get out there and tidy up, but I feel bedraggled also after this week. Overcast and maybe even some drizzle for the next couple of days...sigh of relief.
Need to also do a thorough recon of the house since I found / killed the second scorpion night before last. The first one a couple of months ago didn't bother me too much. I'm a little more freaked since checking and seeing that they are apparently Bark Scorpions, which are nasty little critters. They are nocturnal....needless to say, after killing this one and finding out what it was, I didn't sleep that night until 4 a.m. Sat in a chair (with my feet up off the floor...lol), trying to read, but found myself looking across the floor every few seconds. I probably wouldn't have even seen this one, but one of my cats pointed it out to me by swatting at it.
