In the Spirit of the Butterflies

Here is a picture I took while playing around with a macro lens Ken bought me years ago and I forgot I had....

A birthday gift

My friend, Laura, sent seeds for my birthday this past year. Here is the result....

Purple basil

We have already made yummy caprese salads, added it as a topping on pizza and included it in tomato sauce.

Morning glory bush

Our $10 find

While at the hardware store, we found this wonderful plant called a Fuschia. The flowers start out in little Chinese lantern-looking balls...

...and then spiral open into these beautiful flowers.....

 

Unfortunately it didn't survive the drought (otherwise known as our four-day trip that resulted in no watering for our plants).

A day at the beach

This is a tiny flower I saw at the entrance to the beach.