Sedum Weinbergii
Sedum weinbergii, common name ghost plant, doesn’t have a large bloom, but it is showy with distinct red lines on the petals. The plant is about 3 or 4 years old, has never really flourished, and this is the first time it has bloomed for me. I am not sure what I...
In Defense of Litter Boxes
I thought about taking a picture of one of the litter boxes referred to in the story, but a picture of the cats who use them seemed a better choice! I read a newspaper story the other day about a man and his wife visiting a woman who had 32 cats. His wife warned him...
Surprises from the Senecio Family
Who knew? I didn’t. All those plants I couldn’t identify? Several of them turned out to be in the senecio family. I even discovered that the giant groundsel trees that fascinated me on Kilimanjaro in 2007 are senecio kilimanjari. These senecio kilimanjari,...
Colten Brings Home Another Dog
TThe blog is late this week because have been conducting triage on our newest family member. Meet Porche, Colten’s latest contribution to dog rescue. Porche, which we choose to pronounce pour-sha, came to live with us after her accident Sunday afternoon. Colten...
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