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05.28.2008 :: 147. Green Day
I thought I would do a bit of a check with the green members of the household, some of them anyway!

Little Douglas Fir, started from seed or cone or whatever it's called, growing a second layer. This little plant makes me so happy, it's almost sad, really.
Then there is the amaryllis:

That has not grown one iota in months. Not in a hurry, this little guy!
That's okay, I've got time!
And if you'd all bow your heads for a moment of silence:

RIP, cactus. We hardly knew you. It is surrounded by a tumbleweedy type thing and dish garden rocks. It was the last survivor of the dish garden massacre. He held out for 4 years. I thought he had a chance.
And the Avocado plant?

Taken with a Fig in the photo for scale. Avocado is the tallest one in the bunch. He's going well and thinks he is growing into a tree. Men, honestly. And the smaller fan type of plant to it's left is called a Clivia, which I know sounds vaguely dirty so we'll just call her...um...Cynthia. I'm awaiting it's blooming time. And behind her to the right is some kind of mystery plant with big leaves that blooms every now and then surprising me with it's pink flower. Well, my MOTHER calls it a pecker plant. She does. Which, I'm not going to lie, shocked me a bit! I mean, hearing your Mom utter a word like pecker without any warning is quite disturbing, I don't care who you are.
And to top off My Green Day?
Green Day, of course!
Posted by Sandy on 05.28.2008 AT 07:38 PM
Comments
Sandy? Green Day? Very, very cool!!
Posted by: margene on 05.28.2008 AT 11:32 PM
Love the post and its soundtrack!
The Douglas Fir looks so Seussian.
Posted by: Cathy-Cate on 05.28.2008 AT 10:56 PM
Woo Hoo!
Want a baby redwood? For some reason, I have a flowerbed full of them. :?
Posted by: Cookie on 05.28.2008 AT 09:15 PM
You like Green Day? You are a cool dude mama!!!
All this talk about clivias and peckers, I'm not sure I can take it. You should warn a person!
Posted by: norma on 05.28.2008 AT 08:01 PM
For some reason they all look vaguely Seussian to me.
Look at Sandy's tiny tree!
It's growing bigger, as you see,
Amaryllis stays the same,
Gives its species a bad name,
Bye bye cactus, it's been real,
Avocado, such a deal,
Pecker plant? It's rather cute,
Sandy's mom is quite a hoot!
Posted by: Lucia on 05.29.2008 AT 06:07 PM