After a week of hot temps, the 60 degree partially cloudy with a few drops of rain feels shocking!  

I think most of the plants are enjoying the "all over the place" conditions.   I had a friend visiting during the heat and we spent most of our time floating in the pool.  Oh, and a night of music bingo!  

Before this bud opened up, the colors are beautiful.  This was a gift, I'm not sure the exact name, if you do please comment.  A trichocereus?  More buds to look forward to.

The front garden is finally beginning to come alive.  

Brass band has some huge blooms this year.

Clearly I went a bit overboard last year, letting the blue honeywort reseed a bit too much.  Will pull this before we have 7,000,000 next year.  

Osteospermum, love that it looks like little spoons.

David Austin Rose Princess Alexandra of Kent, she is so showy & fluffy  this spring.

in the back garden. Aloe arborescens x ferox tangerine.

Oops, forgot side yard - I cleaned up the manzanita, a springtime chore.

After, I love seeing the beautiful bark.

Sisyrinchium - I have these dotted throughout the cactus/succulent beds for a small pop of color.  They do great with little water.

Grevillea

A few cute blooms...

Not only did I find a myrtillocactus hiding in this bed, it had a snail feasting on it's side.

We had 2 iron gates installed, one on each side of the house.  I'm loving them and it is so great to not have to walk all the way around.

Cleaned up the pots in the back next to the house, this is right by the backdoor.  There were twice as many pots there for the winter as it is protected from rain under the eave (and stays warmer next to the house, obviously).

I was interrogated by Dr. Feelgood last night, "where did you hide the sun?"