Choice Morsels

I went outside just now on this rainy, cold winter day to see what I could photograph for today's post. It may be December, but here in North Florida, spring comes in late February, so lots of spring flower greenery is up right now in preparation: daffodils, iris, grape hyacinths, amaryllis and even baby-self-seeded Red Saliva! There was a freeze early in Nov that wilted my new planted Red Saliva plants I'd put in several containers---but not the roots. I see green leaf buds near the bottoms of the stems popping out. The one thing I like about the Red Saliva---it's resilient here in the South. So first photo: Portuguese Squil Plants: I planted 5 this fall. They're so cute! They look like pineapple tops! They're a bulb and were popping green when I planted them. I look forward to seeing their purple blooms in spring! Behind the Squil Above: Sprawling Gaillardia! The Nov freeze didn't seem to effect it. It's still going! 

I had a nice lunch out today with my Chair Yoga fitness class at a Mexican restaurant that's right in the same area, close enough to walk to from the fitness center.  My favorite lunch there is chicken grilled chicken breast with grilled pineapple slices, a baked potato and their house salad. Yum. Today's garden pic is container sweet peas: Planted on the warm, sunny South side of the house, they're coming right along. You can see the flowers.