In My Backyard Today..

We have solar panels on our roof... They heat the water in our home and the pool in the summer... The solar is turned off because it's Winter... But somehow the panels broke and we have a Niagara falls sized waterfall right outside our back door... Solar guy can't come out until tomorrow...


The filter for our pool is also leaking... There are 3 leaks springing from a crack... The pool guy can't come out until tomorrow... yep, he's the same guy for the solar...


While I was standing in the backyard looking at the leaks and getting annoyed... Our waterfall came on... It reminded me that I'm still very lucky...



This little guy came out to visit us last weekend - We have several generations of alligator lizards living with us...

My Mini Backyard Resort

It's February in sunny but chilly California and my backyard thinks it's Spring... My whole neighborhood is doing the spring thing.... There are blooms on the trees and flowers everywhere. Today, I took a couple of pictures of my little backyard resort...

This is the view from my office window



These are the blooms that are popping up - crazy..





I like to pretend that we are lost in a jungle paradise...




Tomorrow it is suppose to rain....

Something Is Popping Up In My Backyard II

On May 10th I posted a picture of our Sago Palm sprouting something new.. In the last 20 days it has become huge.... remember the movie 'Little Shop of Horrors'?
We have been getting a lot of hummingbirds in the backyard lately... Our red hibiscus plant has been drawing a crowd.. With the plant so close to our backdoor the birds get nervous when we walk by.... so I went out and got a hummingbird feeder and hung it on one of our trees... pretty...
Kara my shy one (just kidding) wanted to pose and share our additional Sago Palms - they are getting very big with lots of new growth.. I love this time of year when my backyard also known as Dusty's Paradise comes to life.. stay tuned

Something Is Popping Up In My Backyard

One of the best things about living in So.Cal is the year round good weather.. We have been able to maintain a beautiful Oasis in our own back yard.. About six years ago we changed our backyard into a tropical paradise....at least in our opinion. There have been many happy times spent in our yard... from birthday parties, 4th of July parties, and bachelorette parties... We have taught our children how to swim...and our dog how to surf....
Today as my husband was trimming the plants and flowers....he came across the beginning of new growth for one of our Sago Palms.... We can't wait to see it bloom... Already many of the tropical flowers have bloomed and the yard smells like a Hawaiian Luau.....