Baby Birds and more flowers

14 years ago

The baby birds are so ugly they're cute. Their mouths are bigger then their heads! Every time they hear a noise they open their mouths for food. lol

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P. caerulea and violetta

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A couple more lilies

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Blood lily

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We've had about another 6" of rain over the past 3 days!!!! This is really too much. I feel like I'm saying that every day!

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siam_cannas
14 years ago
Nice plants karyn, i like the lilies .
phoenixryan
14 years ago
So sweet seeing Mother Nature's miracles!!! And feel free to send all the rain you want my way!!!
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taz56
14 years ago
Awe baby birds,so sweet!
Your flowers are so pretty!
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fool4flowers
14 years ago
You are so lucky to be able to watch the baby birds hatch! How cute with the big ole mouth, lol. What is the last pic? It looks kind of like my mystery cutting that turned into a bush. The closest match I found to mine was cestrum elegans but the bottom of the bloom isn't as purple as what they show in the pics.
karyn1
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14 years ago
The little birds are so funny. I have to get a pic of the mother so I can get an ID. There's also a nest of mocking birds in the front and the parents swoop down at us whenever we get anywhere close to the nest. You should see them attack my poor dog. We also have a family of woodpeckers. They are so pretty but so destructive. They've been pecking the fence and for some weird reason they go for the flashing on the house. The noise is awful.

The last pic is common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) in my butterfly garden.
givelittle_getlots
14 years ago
Karyn I am with Ryan...gosh how I wish it would rain!!! Watering 4 hours a day...I got to cut back on those water hogs lol

LOVE the picture of the ugly bird...I hope it turns into a pretty bird lol YES take a picture of Mommy. I mean, come on...as wide open that mouth is...she must be coming back constantly lol

Of course the flowers are all so pretty.

Lucy
threas
14 years ago
Beautiful,Karyn! Cute photo of the baby bird! Same rain here too!
karyn1
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14 years ago
Lucy you really don't want all the rain we've been getting. Forget about the mold problems and the over-saturated ground, the mosquitos are hell! Even in my yard there's no way to empty all the places that can hold water so just imagine what it's like on abandoned property and places where people don't try to get rid of standing water. I've been tossing Bt everywhere there's water collecting.
tommysmommy
14 years ago
I'm glad to report our rain has finally stopped. The hail damage will be with us a long time tho. I stopped at my plot in the community garden yesterday - very depressing. Love the photos of your plants & baby!
jumpin4joy
14 years ago
Well my birds hatched as well Im hoping to reclaim my GH soon. Ive got to get the plastic back up on the sides.
rosepedal
14 years ago
Awe Karyn your poor dog....The baby bird is cute... I think it is so neat our plants are on the same track almost...Lillies are beautiful along with all your plants..:) That blood lily is neat...
givelittle_getlots
14 years ago
Karyn SOME rain lol..SOME I believe would be enough for me right? Of course no rain in the forecast. I showed hubby how and what to water...he was ready to be submitted to the hospital right there lol

Lucy
fool4flowers
14 years ago
Does the milkweed have a smell Karyn? Mine doesn't have any scent that I can tell.
karyn1
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14 years ago
I've never bothered to see if any milkweed had a scent. If they do it's not strong.

Lucy at least there's someone to water while you're away. Most of my plants will have to fend for themselves while we're away next week (or week after?). I'll have the kids that are taking care of the animals turn on the greenhouse mister for a few hours a day but with all the pets they need to care for (dog, cats, bird, rabbits, chinchillas, sugar gliders, hamsters, rat, frogs, fish and geckos) I can't ask them to water all the plants too. It takes me over an hour to water all the plants. I will move what I can to as shady an area as I can find but other then that there's not much I can do.
givelittle_getlots
14 years ago
Oh my gosh Karyn. I would freak out. I already said..no more summer vactions. I will travel while the plants are taking their winter break lol

so the kids are still there this summer? I remember you saying they are leaving soon.

You know karyn, with the ground soaked so much, it might be a great idea to go next week instead of the week after if you got a choice! Vacation?

Ok time to get real busy.

oh one more thing...no picture of the mama bird yet?

Lucy
karyn1
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14 years ago
The kids are home. No camp because of the summer swim schedule. The older ones swim in two leagues over the summer. Plants be damned, I spend as much time as possible at the beach during the summer. Much of the time DH is home so he can water the plants while I'm away. We only all go away for 2 weeks in July and Aug. I'm not terribly concerned about the inground plants because we've had so much rain. It's the container plants that suffer and there's about 400 of them. lol

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