Comments on: “Silence is Golden”

By: ESP

ESP — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:21:42 +0000

She has no problem doing that Linda!
We can hear her at night from our bedrooms, the neighbors are constantly complaining about her ranting and late night raving, though she has been much better as of late.

You are most welcome in the Patch anytime Linda. “The Lady” made sure she told me how good she was when she saw the lens poke out from behind the amaranth, I still think the bulk pick-up threat is still fresh in her rather solid head.

Thanks Linda.
ESP.

By: Linda Lehmusvirta

Linda Lehmusvirta — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:16:14 +0000

The Botox lady spoke to me from afar. Thanks for letting us come back! We needed to sneak up on her. . .

By: ESP

ESP — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:51:21 +0000

Hi Germi.
It was shocking when her eyes flew open I must admit. In fact, so shocking, I am sure I let out a small audible “whoahhh” before finally regaining my composure. I too was afraid of her yelling and her creating excessive camera misting…but I was saved by the bulk, I now know her darkest fear! Poor Botox Lady (she flubbered to me the other day that she wanted to be referred to as the “Firstph” lady from now on, although I may have completely misunderstood what she said.

The purple shrub does not bloom at all. I got it a couple of years ago and it has done well in its relatively small container for Texas. It gets leggy, I whack it back to about a foot, it fills right back in with this amazing foliage and color. It wilts badly in the summer when it needs water, but give it a drop and half an hour later it is up laughing again. It would be perfect in a Gothic Garden, it just looks like a cemetery plant. I will check on your suggestions as to what it is and get back to you.

I am most certainly lucky to have the hobbits as scouts, being closer to the ground they do have a tendency to observe things ordinary people simply don’t. The main problem though is that they usually stomp on it with their unusually large feet before I have a chance to photograph it. The Naboo also alert me (via a series of intricate clacks and clicks and extremely quick hand gestures) should they find something of interest in the Patch. “Egg-Leg”, I like that! This anole was so tiny, but so perfectly formed, I bet that egg was so annoying, a ball and chain. I keep laughing at the translucent stink-eye spider image, for some reason it hits a chord… ridiculous image!

Very funny, oh yes, don’t mess with anyone with a blog habit, mess with them and…head snaps around…poltergeist face…obscenities, obscenities….back to normal, sip of wine!

You were in SA again and you did not make it to Austin? Shame on you G! Ah well, one of these times you will have to drop into the Patch if you get chance – (with the right documentation in place naturally).
Interesting on the Opuntia hacking, mmm, be even more ruthless? That is going to be hard for me to do mentally, after my annihilation of the Cactus Man, and all his cousins. I wonder if now is the best time to do the chopping then?
I WILL have that tree!

Great to hear from you.
ESP.

By: Germi

Germi — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:47:50 +0000

Me, being Blog Hog again!
I was in San Antonio this past week, and drove by the Opuntia Tree on Honeysuckle Lane. I now see how it became a tree – the gardener is RUTHLESS! He had just limbed the poor cactus up to within an inch of its spiny life! But the proof is in the pudding … that has always been the most impressive specimen, and I am sure that when I visit my Grandmother again in a few months, that Opuntia will be as stately as ever.
But yours is hot on its heels, ESP!