Hello from Central Texas

Thanks, I've got some American Brilliant but mostly EAPG and Depression glass. Here's a few photos of some of my cactus in bloom. I've got 35 baby Adeniums, 10 baby Plumeria and a whole lot of cactus and succulents on some cinder block shelves I have setup in the backyard.

 

Just keep the cat out of the kalanchoe; they can make kitties sick.

 

Wow, Chris - you have some AMAZING plants there!

Thanks to my 4 indoor cats, I have ONE - and only one - indoor plant! I'm more than a bit envious of yours!

Outside, I have a small garden, as well as 20+ planters. They have all been planted with flowers (VERY recently, as I live in NH, where "last frost" is usually around Memorial Day!) and I'm looking forward to a summer of blooms!

Welcome to the forum!

 

Got no cats just two dogs. A deaf miniature Schnauzer and a terrier mix with an attitude that needs work.

 

Thanks, I need to trade off or sell some of my Adeniums to local nurseries when they get a bit bigger. They're only a bit over 1yr old now. I've also got quite a few different Hibiscus types in pots and planted in the ground. It's a mad scramble if I wait too long in the fall to get things into the greenhouses before the first cold snap.

 

Well, Chris, I had to look up Adendiums...
(I looked here: http://adenium.tucsoncactus.org/large.html) - cool stuff!

(alas, NOT exactly native to New Hampshire!)

 

They are somewhat different and you have to be careful not to over water them. My one adult one has quite a few buds on it.

 

I have outdoor cats...
Not mine.
The neighbors are their staff.
I'm retired.

 

Famous last words...I'm sensing a roaming formerly homeless tomcat in your future.
My kitty was pulled out of a cat colony, but she wants to be an indoor-only cat.

 

If you're speaking to me...there's not a chance in Helsinki that that is ever going to happen.

 

Might be a dog too, but cats have a way of wandering up and saying "out of my way, I'm moving in".

 

Still me Ev?
If so, same statement holds.
No more pets for me.
If an animal comes to me in trouble I'll handle it but won't keep it.

 

Welcome! I had the good fortune to spend some time volunteering at a dig in central Texas for awhile. It's really nice and I was fascinated with the way some of the small towns retained the flavor of whichever immigrants settled there.

I digress.... Welcome again!

 

Thanks, there are a lot of small towns around from German settlements. You're right some are still small enough, like West, to retain their heritage but others you'd be hard pressed to figure out who settled there without some research.

 

There are parts of the upper Midwest that still have a real Scandinavian flavor....and accent. Dunno about Texas.

 

Actually we went to the Bosque Museum in TX to see a rock shelter exhibit and half the museum is about the Norwegians that settled the area.

In another town we dined at the biergarten in a town settled by Germans.

We also got to see a Scottish festival where the clans gather for a pipe and drum competition and celebration. Somehow they got even teen Texas boys into kilts!

I imagine that because there is so much space between settlements some of the flavor remains.

Or that was my impression anyway.

 

Bet those boys had a swingin' time.

 

The teenagers got to run around without underwear; they were probably lined up.(LOL)

 

Oh my....
Rather....their's.

 

A really great place to go is Galveston during 'Dickens on the Strand' the first weekend in Dec. We've gone quite a few years but it was getting pretty much the same old thing so we haven't gone in a few years. Of course the cost of lodging is really jacked up during that time so it's best to make reservations months before.
http://www.galveston.com/dickensonthestrand/

My wife has gotten several books signed by one of his GGGG (maybe too many 'G's) while we were there.