August 2007 - Posts

• Cicada waiting for nightfall

  That was the first time I've found a cicada on a leaf and not just the shell. If you've ever been to the South, the sound of cicadas is something you carry with you forever. For me, the sound of them make the temperature about 10 degrees hotter! Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:30 AM by phempton | 1 Comments Tagged with: Cicada

• Lovely herbaceous flowering plant

  Looks like a petunia but who knows? It's so nice in the sun with those pointed petals and bright green foliage. Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:27 AM by phempton | 1 Comments Tagged with: Flower, Petunia

• Krause Springs

  Ok so I forgot to put the front gate photo first. Here's the entrance to the place. Kinda Southwest eh? Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:24 AM by phempton | 0 Comments Tagged with: Krause Springs

• Passionflower vine

  This little flower looks unreal but it grew all over the shrubs in that garden. I need to grow one in my greenhouse here in Seattle. Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:18 AM by phempton | 0 Comments Tagged with: vine, Passionflower

• Garden at Krause Springs

  The thing is, I miss the arid hot climate of Texas. We've been in Seattle for over 10 years and have very mild cool, wet climate. So going back to Texas reminds me of how easily things grow with the warm weather. I built a greenhouse here in Seattle to Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:12 AM by phempton | 0 Comments Tagged with: Texas, Heat, Palms, Cacti

• Here's a photo of my wife Beth sittin' in the garden

  It's about 95 degrees in that spot. But aren't those flowers cool? Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:09 AM by phempton | 0 Comments Tagged with: Beth

• I got married in Texas

  Ok, so that's me under an old oak just outside of Austin Texas on August 6th. I just got married to my lovely girl Beth who's been with me for 12 years. we're from Texas and got married in Austin, so this was our few days after the wedding. We're at Krause Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:00 AM by phempton | 0 Comments Tagged with: garden, Oak, Krause Springs, Patrick, Texas