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After the Garden Tour, October 19, 2024

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Sam has requested photos of the garden taken after my two week intensive spiffing up period to get ready for the garden tour. My garden was one of 6 viewed in the Raquet Club as a fundraiser.  I published some photos earlier. You can find them HERE.  Above are today’s photos.  The tour was on the 19th but it takes me longer to recover from work binges these days and I spent yesterday mostly in bed. Today I feel fine!!!   Three of these “arrangements” actually are memorials to three pets who have passed away in the last 22 years. Their ashes are buried beneath.  See if you can guess which ones. There is one more memorial up on the dome in the 6th photo from the end .You can see Frida’s effigy sitting on the top of the dome which was her favorite spot for the 13 years she lived with me.  Inside are her ashes.  Since i put her up there, two of the neighbors have done the same. I guess I am the neighborhood influencer…;o)

Hurricanes and Volcanos: Videos of a Subtropical Garden

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The combined effect of living above an inland lake surrounded by mountains and being 40 miles from Colima Volcano—one of the most active volcanoes in North America—makes for interesting weather during hurricane season. No wind, but our usually sunny mornings turn overcast and misty.  The air is a bit cooler than usual, and when the volcanically-heated mineral springs empty into my pool and hot tub, it makes for some very atmospheric scenes.  Pasiano was in the process of clipping and cleaning up, getting ready for the lush growth of the rainy season.  Morrie, as usual, made his mark on the occasion. Who could have staged that?  Who would want to?  Hope you enjoy these scenes of my terrace, pool and garden.