Plant Perils!

We have a nice ivy (or something) plant in the office. I do not know the genealogy of the plant but it has been here as long as we have been here.  A year or so ago I bought some plant food because I wanted the occasional plant that I purchased to decorate the front counter to live long and prosper.  Well, Sister J was fabulous at caring for the plant.  IT was always shiny and chipper.

Two weeks ago I happened to look up when I went over to Sister C's computer for some reason.  This is what I saw:

The poor thing!  We rushed it over to the sink and filled it with water.  Now it is much happier.  Sister C (and her husband!) says she is a plant killer.  With her and me together, it will be a miracle if that plant does live long and prosper!  I hope our replacement missionaries are good plant people or that plant doesn't have a prayer of survival!

Temple Flowers in Winter

We were able to attend the temple after our wonderful mission conference.  One of my favorite things to do outside the temple is take pictures of the glorious plants.  Even in January there are beautiful flowers.  This is the picture I took this time...actually only snapping at this one spot to spare Dear One the agony of waiting as I take fifty or a hundred pictures. Which might have happened in the past...

If that is an ornamental cabbage, it surely is a beautiful lace-y one. I love it.

Early Morning Walk-2 The plants along the way

Here are many different grasses and plants.  I don't know the names of most of them.  If you do, please enlighten!

It was a really short walk...just to the foot of the hill, but it was so pleasant looking at all the grasses and other plants, listening to the birds singing so sweetly, and chatting with the dogs and Jackie.