Lisa Percival: The greenhouse plants are enjoying the weather. We moved a few out. Don't tell anyone but I carried one. I'm not supposed to lift anything heavy.
Lisa Percival: I was working outside today and I think I stepped on the edge of this. I don't know what it is but I assume it's either some kind of mushroom or an alien life form. I left it alone.
Lisa Percival: A neighbor got me these flowers before my surgery in December. They flowered all winter. I haven't been very active on social media but I'm trying.
Lisa Percival: The Brugmansia is still flowering. It was in the 70's last week but after the rain it cooled down. Still no frost yet.
Lisa Percival: Really pretty sunset tonight.
Lisa Percival: Yams with marshmallows cooked in an air fryer. The one thing we did cook this Thanksgiving. Turned out really well. The crispy marshmallows were great.
Lisa Percival: The fox showed up for dinner at the front door. There are two or three in the neighborhood maybe more. I'm not sure what they all eat but we try and keep food out for them. They usually eat on the side of the house but this one decided to come to the fron
Lisa Percival: I think I'll just leave this guy as part of our Xmas decorations too.
Lisa Percival: You can see the eclipse on the water lily leaves. #eclipse2023
Lisa Percival: The hardy water lily that was nearly destroyed early on in the summer by bugs has returned full force. It's pretty much on its own down there in the deep end. We haven't repotted or fertilized it in many years.
Lisa Percival: The hardy water lily that was nearly destroyed early on in the summer by bugs has returned full force. It's pretty much on its own down there in the deep end. We haven't repotted or fertilized it in many years.
Lisa Percival: The backyard is kind of wild right now because it's been too hot to do anything out there. The Lotus needs some pruning and the heat has burned some of the plants near the filter. Everything gets watered every day but weeks of 100's take a toll.
Lisa Percival: One of the hibiscus is blooming. I had to move them into the shade a little because 100 degree heat for weeks on end was burning their leaves.
Lisa Percival: The toad tadpoles are emerging from the pond into the 100 degree heat here. Fortunately, the pond is surrounded by plants and shade and is watered regularly so they have a good chance as long as they don't encounter the birds or the lizards or the cats or
Lisa Percival: Bob again. He was doing so well after his dental surgery and his new medication but then he needed another steroid shot and it caused his ringworm, which was gone, to flare again big time. So he's missing hair on his ears and his eyebrows fell out and a h
Lisa Percival: It's been really hot but I noticed this daylily blooming out front. It's trying its best.
Lisa Percival: We have a regular fox visitor.
Lisa Percival: The Lotus was in full bloom yesterday but I forgot to take a photo. It has a new bud so this weekend it should open. It's been really hot here so I don't spend a lot of time outside.
Lisa Percival: It's raining again. We had a storm in the night with a lot of rain and 2 inches in one storm last week. We need the rain but the mosquitoes and bugs are exploding and the last couple of winters killed off a lot of our tropical lizards and the bullfrogs h
Lisa Percival: Caladiums after the rain. 4:30 am
Lisa Percival: Another soaking rain. We've gotten more rain so far this year than we got during all of 2022. We're still under water restrictions though because it takes a while to fill the aquifer back up. #pond #rain #sanantonio
Lisa Percival: I have a couple of containers full of these spool knitted things that I've been trying to weave into small cat blankets I can donate to a shelter. I have trouble finishing the last step of getting them off the zippy loom. So I've stopped. I need to get
Lisa Percival: The brugmansia is blooming already. It's really liked all the rain we've had this spring.
Lisa Percival: The pond at night. My color changing light only does red now. I have a spare, I just have to find it. The Lotus is growing fast but neither one of my tropical water lilies survived. :(
Lisa Percival: My Mums from last fall are blooming again.
Lisa Percival: The pond in May after 4" of rain.
Lisa Percival: The Butterfly Koi have grown a lot and the Lotus now has leaves that stand up above the water. All the rain we've been getting has helped. More severe weather in our forecast for Friday night into Saturday.
Lisa Percival: The Caladiums that I dig up every fall and replant every spring are already gigantic. They were pushing the shoebox open out on the garage shelf before I got them planted. My Elephant Ears aren't even that big yet.
Lisa Percival: The yellow hibiscus is blooming. It's been slow to recover from the freeze we had in 2020. It died back to the roots and took forever to grow leaves again.
Lisa Percival: I found this old video from 2017 of Smoki laying on the bridge watching the fish.