Maybe the recent Bobcat activity next door is responsible for the sudden surge in my outdoor gardening & decorating!
Nooooo, not that kind of bobcat - while we are blessed with a deep yard and a flood-plain (ahh, well - that’s sort of a “mixed blessing”) to keep wildlife and trees as our over-the-fence vista, we don’t get that kind of wildlife!! Raccoons, ‘possums, squirrels, frogs, geckos, anoles, tons of birds and the occasional snake, but no bobcats! The Bobcat under discussion has been busily aiding the construction of a swimming pool/waterfall/hot tub next door to our more prosaic back yard:-)
In late winter/early spring, I can be spotted prowling the local plant nursery (I’m addicted to Rainbow Gardens!) for the first available herbs. I haven’t put oregano, rosemary, chives or parsley on a shopping list in years! Colorful annuals jump into my wagon, too - many that have a good chance of surviving the brutal So. Central Texas summer. . . . . . .and a few that don’t. I must learn (and accept!) that fuschias will not grow here, among other beautiful but “wise” plants!
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