Yep, found pictures of S. sarmentosum and I have to agree that is what the mystery plant is. I thought the other plant was the moss rose I planted last year making a comeback, but now I don't think so. I think I remember this being around last year in addition to the moss rose and the S. sarmentosum. It just has never grown as prolifically as the S. sarmentosum.

i'm in st louis, mo. i know it's pretty invasive. i had some at another location between the sidewalk & curb where it had set boundaries. it grew into mounds & completely covered shrubs, flowers, fire hydrant, stray animals..........i have a spot with erosion problems & have no worries about it's invasive nature.

That must be Charlotte. Looks like in the second photo she's trying to write us a message. I had to rescue a butterfly from their evil clutches this weekend. I know they're the gardeners friend, but I don't like them building their webs in the plants that attract butterflies.

At first I'd pass it off as the critter saw a bug or fly or something, but when I had the two cats both looking at the steps and heads moving up and down I can't buy that they were *both* so interested in what was going on. And now the one that's left is often upset. I just say Sunny's back and haunting her for the bad time she gave him and she has it coming. Her head will snap and look and get a look of fear on her face. She'll be fidgety for quite a while. Yes it can be explained in other ways. Or it can be explained in this way. IDK. The whole thing about afterlife has me puzzled and in a lot of ways. *If* someone or something can come back and hang around, move things or whatever. If people can come back, why not get some justice? Someone murdered someone else why wouldn't they haunt them, put things in the steps to trip them, etc. Sylvia Brown talked about it several times saying it's that once you're dead you don't care about things like that. Well OK, if I accept that theory, then why do they want to make someone feel good? And if there isn't something of an afterlife, then lots of religious people are going to be surprised when they die! Or will they, if there is no afterlife! Not that any of these TV psychics have that much credibility with me, but her comments on that were interesting. Strange things do happen. I've had things disappear and I turn around and they're back. Yeah, I know, "just didn't see it" but how many times? Times I moved something and it was back, I took a cell charger out of my old vehicle - would need it for a trip. Couldn't find it in the new vehicle, searched the house, the vehicle... found it back in the old one. I don't know if it's something paranormal out there or not Dotmom, but I wouldn't let it creep you out. I figure it this way, I'm flattered and comforted if my friends, loved ones and pets want to hang around with me. I thing you should take it as a comfort too. A lot of it can be wanting to believe in something but it doesn't hurt to want something like this whether it's real or not. Tell Brian if he wants to stop by my place and throw a tennis ball, my dog Rookie will be glad to chase it! :) Just warn him not to tick off the blonde. Just an old GF. She's harmless but whines a lot and throws tantrums. But has a good heart. Well had one that is...