As the jewel painted sky slowly slides under the cloak of night my mind drifts into another world where the sounds that are muted during the light of day suddenly burst into a crescendo of music and the fragrances of the day that have been overwhelmed by all the heat and frenzy of the sun sweep across my heightened senses teasing and flirting as they tempt me to put a name to their heady aromas. I sit under the stars and watch as they slowly waken and paint the sky into the most gorgeous map of the world. A map that can direct any person regardless of their location. I watch as the lights wink from airplanes circling overhead and the occasional shooting star that blazes across the dark night palette. Slowly my body unwinds and relaxes as the sounds of night birds caress the darkness with their sweet haunting sounds as one by one the lights in the homes dim and the houses blend into the blackness that speaks such color. Scents taunt the ragged nerves of my soul and massage them into pleasing chords of bliss. Fireflies illuminate the dark as if thousands of small candles flicker their lights around the area. Occasionally the bark of a seal brings me back into reality but then as the soft warm summer breeze teases the hair surrounding my face and sweet sweet nectar fills my nose with heady fragrance I let go and drift once again into a land of mystery and delight. The clock strikes midnight and I slowly stroll around the garden for a lingering goodnight to my babies and then crawl into a freshly laundered and cool bed only to awaken around 3 am for another quiet time in the garden. I amble around the streets that are not quiet as they are alive with the nightlife that awakens as the sun disappears. It is another night spent communing with the other world of shifting senses and I greet the new day as lights once again come on one by one in the slumbering houses and the rosy fingers of dawn begin decorating the sky with jewels of light. Flowers awaken and turn their faces upward to greet the morning and once again the nightly beauty and life of each garden fades into the heat of a new day and the morning crew takes over. It is at this point that I thank God for allowing me to witness both worlds and for all the intricate work he put into the beauty of a single flower and leaf. Enjoy the new day and save some time to experience the night. Linda

Hi Dave, Nice show for the Commonwealth!!!! LOVE THEM!!! ALl of your pics look great, I agree with you about Kimo...she is a beauty!! I also love Jeannie Moragne.. OK, all of them are gorgeous!! It is hard for those blooms to hang around with the rain that we have been having, the trees love it but the blooms seem to frop off to quickly. I like it when it stays dry when they bloom, but we cant have it all. Looking for more rain tomorrow too... I have many blooms that looks great, but then the rain comes and they get knocked around alot. : ( Looking good for us here in Virginia!!! We have i think about 6 of us here in Virginia that are lovers for Plumeria!!! Well, they do say "Virginia Is For Lovers... I think We Should Change That To Virginia Is For Plumeria Lovers!!!" Hope You and your family are doing well!!! My K is ready.. should be only a few more weeks now!! : ) Take care Dave, Laura

If the soft beauty of St. Cecelia does not grab you as you stroll the garden in early morning she will shed her fragrance to get your attention ... But Knockout, well Knockout just knocks you out :-) Not content to stay softly blushing, she sports to her original knockout color to blast you awake ... But I like it :-)

Sara-Ann, your Tiffany was so fabulous that I lugged my pots to a different area to see if I could inspire them a bit! Are yours in full sun or something else? Here are the closest things I have to dew here. I never take pictures so apologies to those who have seen them before! Scent-sation (dug up and banned to a different area for getting too tall) Ebb Tide