Monday, August 24, 2009

Miscellaneous Matters: Plants and Oddities

Gale's Ongoing list of Plants
In Our Yard:

Hibiscus
Wandering jew -- Not in a hanging basket. Ground cover!
Rosemary --Three bushes -- two are 4 ft. tall.
Candlelabra tree -- Has trunk similar to elm tree, but succulent foliage. Sap is acidic and will burn. Horribly painful if it gets into eyes.
Two rare cedar trees -- some of few left in Kenya of this size. Cedar of Lebanon size
Acacia tree
Some sort of daisy.
A purple daisy-like flower that closes at nighttime.

Oddities
You know you're in a different place
When you can confuse the ruts in a road with ditches.

When it's not a groundhog at the side of the road, but a mongoose.

When there is a listing for "Sheepfold residence" in the Department Contacts Sheet.

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