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August 2011

August has been very hot and dry here in Texas. Thank goodness we had sprinklers installed this year,
otherwise many of the plants you see here would be dead. On 3rd August, we hired a tree company to remove two of the tallest trees
and we have lost a lot of shade that they provided. I will post a couple of "after" photos so you can see the difference.

Hummingbird vine & side gate
Hummingbird vine & side gate
Hummingbird vine & elephant ear
Hummingbird vine & elephant ear
Passionflower
Passionflower
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IMG_2472.jpg
Morning shade
Morning shade
Ash tree shade
Ash tree shade
Ash tree
Ash tree
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IMG_2479.jpg
Hibiscus about to open
Hibiscus about to open
Cleome
Cleome
4 o'clock flower
4 o'clock flower
Red penta flower
Red penta flower
Pink penta flower
Pink penta flower
Pink penta flower 2
Pink penta flower 2
Potato vine 'fruit'
Potato vine 'fruit'
Shade behind the waterfall
Shade behind the waterfall
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea
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IMG_2492.jpg
Tiny snail on fern
Tiny snail on fern
Pink althea
Pink althea
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IMG_8169.jpg
Pale pink Crape Myrtle
Pale pink Crape Myrtle
Pride of Barbados leaves
Pride of Barbados leaves
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Pink sorting hat' flowers
Pink "sorting hat' flowers
Pink crape
Pink crape
5 purple sorting hat flowers
5 purple "sorting hat" flowers
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IMG_8208.jpg
Blue Salvia
Blue Salvia
Purple lantana
Purple lantana
Covered area and pool
Covered area and pool
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IMG_2517.jpg
White rock
White rock
Amaryllis leaves
Amaryllis leaves
The other camera
The other camera
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Pond with salvia
Pond with salvia
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Come over Janet!!
Come over Janet!!
Gingers under the mimosa tree
Gingers under the mimosa tree
Esperanza flower
Esperanza flower
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IMG_2552.jpg
Lawn with Crape
Lawn with Crape
Tomatos plants against the fence
Tomatos plants against the fence
Crape & Teddy
Crape & Teddy
Crape in Lawn
Crape in Lawn
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IMG_2565.jpg
Mimosa flowers
Mimosa flowers
Dining room window
Dining room window
Fish
Fish
25 cent portulaca
25 cent portulaca
Water Snowflake
Water Snowflake
Lizard
Lizard
Side of house
Side of house
Front garden
Front garden
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IMG_2593.jpg
Gardenia!!
Gardenia!!
Close-up on that crape
Close-up on that crape
Garden planter
Garden planter
100 degrees!
100 degrees!
Teddy the Birthday Boy!
Teddy the Birthday Boy!
Happy 5th Birthday Teddy!
Happy 5th Birthday Teddy!
Birthday boy Teddy
Birthday boy Teddy
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Teddy keeping cool in the shade
Teddy keeping cool in the shade
View from our guestroom!
View from our guestroom!
Guestroom view 2
Guestroom view 2
Yellow hibiscus opened
Yellow hibiscus opened
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Yellow hibiscus centre
Yellow hibiscus centre
Even hotter!
Even hotter!
Passion flower tendrils
Passion flower tendrils
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Hackberry tree
Hackberry tree
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Greenspace beside the house
Greenspace beside the house
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