Thank you, rosajoe! Here I am in my outfit with the refreshment tray! Enjoy! Brad AKA Moonwolf

Mike, It's been a strange summer, we seem to have swung between 70-80 and extreme heat all summer. We're finally getting some cooler weather. Even indoors the heat has been a challenge. My big trees did just fine, but my little ones, and the seedlings are barely hanging in there. I think all my plants are a bit confused. My biggest orchid is on its third bloom in 18 months, my fukushu is going through another large bloom for the third time, and my fig decided it was autumn a month ago and has almost shed all of its leaves. Here's some pics: Fukushu kumquat Nagami kumquat Indio mandarinquat. (The cup keeps in moisture so it doesn't dry out so fast). Tangelo seedlings Rangpur lime Just for fun here's the passion fruit that's just seemed to love its new home:

Great idea for a new discussion - you may want to post on another forum (perhaps Trees and/or Perennials) where there is more activity.

I sometimes watch it but not in the mode for anything 'super' today LOL. Snow on the boughs of my Redwood 'Soquel'. The plain old American holly berries have been eaten by the birds but so far they are skipping these Highclere Holly 'James G Esson' ones. Fine with me, and Doug Tallamy LOL. (speaking of Tallamy, anybody know what happened to sam_md? It's well known that the 'real' IDs of various people on this forum are known by some members. Perhaps he has departed this mortal coil...if so, we thank him for his contributions to horticulture and our forum) An Abies alba in the foreground with a much larger Abies firma in the background. I will be moving this and another Abies alba from an area they cannot stay any longer. One might be for sale - serious enquiries only. Msg me. I will definitely replant at least one elsewhere on my property. 'Wisley Supreme' with cicada damage still visible on stems.