#5-Cherry Parfait-took four years to establish, but when it finally did, OMG, this thing blooms crazily. I just wish it had a scent!! #4-Autumn Splendor--Mini flora that has a huge well rounded bush that stays in control and constantly heavily blooms the most beautiful yellow/red flowers. Just wish they had scent!! #3-Pope John Paul II--Whites don't usually turn me on but this beauty has it all!! Clean foliage, vigorous big bush, health and winter hardiness, big perfectly formed blooms with the most luscious citrus scent imaginable. Everyone needs this rose!! #2-Lucille Ball--Hard to find hybrid tea, but for me was worth the search. Needs a couple of years to establish, but this year the bush has taken off and is producing huge apricot well formed flowers with a light fresh scent to them. I have blooms this fall that are 6 1/2" across and hold their wonderful form for days on end. I just can't imagine J&P dumping this rose..??!! #1 Day Breaker-I have never made bones that this is always my favorite rose of all. Super vigorous well shaped bush with shiny green thick foliage that stays healthy for me even when I am late spraying them. The beautiful flowers are an everchanging mix of pink, apricot, yellow, and salmon colors depending on the time of year. This rose is constantly in bloom--no downtime between flushes for this rose. Has a lovely moderate scent that just caps it off. I have over 250 bushes and only a very few do I have more than one of, yet I have 5 Day Breakers with four of them in a mass planting that will take your breath away. Visitors to my garden make a bee-line to this planting every time. A few honorable mentions-- Beloved HT Rainbow Sorbet FL Preference FL Lisa Maree FL Veterans Honor HT Moonstone HT Terracotta HT Pride of England HT--probably should be #3, but I forgot it. John

Karalyn Good idea except the palmettoes are bigger than the geckoes lol Besides ,curly tailed skinks have moved in and don't seem to like geckoes. I suspect they're eating the younguns lol They certainly seem to have made a big dent in the anole population.lol One good thing I saw one actually eat an ant!!! I love them Dot When i was working I used to be in the swamp right at dawn. A gator love call will certainly make the hair stand up especially until you figure out what the heck it is. lol gary

I haven't really shopped for myself at the Gap in years, but they have a particular t-shirt right now that I LOVE. It comes in Petite, which I need, and it just fits me really well. I have it in 4 colors now! I just bought a pair of black lightweight denim cropped jeans from Christopher Blue that I'm in love with. I should be, they were $120! But I have the worst time finding pants that fit, and I think I'll be wearing them a lot, so for me they were worth the price. I also love Horny Toad skirts and dresses. They're jersey material, so easy to just throw on. I am about to buy a second black jersey skirt from them, because I'm afraid they might stop making it! I like to wear black on the bottom (I'm pear shaped) and keep all the color and pattern up top!

Love seeing all the lights. Thanks for sharing. @nini804 in the house we lived in for 20yrs, I had the electric candles with three candles in all the front windows. I miss those. Here is a house (article and video) near a family member's home. He hired a man that worked for NASA to help with his lights. Nothing says Christmas like white lights in palm trees, right? Our first Christmas in our little corner of the world. The string lights stay up year round. Everything is on a timer. In the past, one of my favorite things was to see the snowflakes and angels the city installs on the light posts. So I bought my own snowflake several years ago. I plan to add more next year. ETA: I ordered two more, various sizes and shapes.