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Everytime I think of the Monarchs that we raised from eggs I smile.

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Today I am Thankful that my brace is off of my arm and the sutures removed. I now have a wrist brace, cannot use my wrist for four weeks. Must bend and straighten my elbow completely in the next coming weeks or I will not ever be able to...the tendons are so tight they feel like a rubber band about to pop!

Bloomin' Tuesday...

it's time to join http://msgreenthumbjean.blogspot.com/ for bloomin' tuesday.

COMMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN SHOWING UP. I HAVE LEFT COMMENTS SEVERAL TIMES ON BLOGS THIS MORNING.....

i hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. we did with family, great food and fireworks.
i am still typing, taking photos and trying to do a little gardening with one hand, sigh. braces and bandages are suppose to come off tomorrow then i will find out exactly what they found and did to my elbow during surgery....
this weeks offerings are marigold



cosmos above and zinnia below

wagon

ornamental okra and purple coneflowers

althea--rose of sharon

hibiscus purchased for 4 dollars w/o a name. looks like painted lady thay did not return this year.

my husband surprised me with several new plants this weekend (will post them later this week) one is a jane cowell hibiscus which i love. i had one return for 2 years, this past winter was just too cold for her so he bought me another one.

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today i am thankful that after the first 4 days of surgery i have not taken any pain meds. other than my arm being annoying everything seems pretty good!

Fertilizer Friday

it's just unbelievable how time is getting by. drop by http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/ to see beautiful flowers from around the world. heck, why not link up and join the fun?


i ordered my first climbing rose this spring. it is climbing faster than i thought it would. this is suppose to be red blaze climbing rose, this does not look red to me.

cleome

malva zebrina--thanks tootsie!

firebush--smaller this year--wonder if the very cold winter had anything to do with that?

we finally were blessed with some rainfall the last two days and nights. while the majority of plants and myself were grateful the guara didn't appreciate it at all. they love dry and hot.

brother and sister need a scrub and fresh paint

gerbera daisy--margarita

dracaena or spike plant does not have to be the traditional house plant, with some of the ornamental potato vine that returned from last year. i'm spreading it around for vibrant fast color.

torenia-wish bone is popping up all over again this year

dahlia in the middle of the sheffield mums. she must be moved.

this is suppose to be a sedum. it had one small speck of green when i purchased it...know it's name?

here's the plant from seed marked white angel trumpet vine...most of you haved said it is an angel trumpet of some type. not quite like the datura i used to have.

it's full of buds...

it does look like it is trying to climb the trellis..could it be moon flower? i'll keep you updated on it's progress. ignore the weeds, slow gardening with one arm and it's waiting it's turn for surgery too.

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today i am thankful for the freshly fallen rain.