I don't usually buy a lot of annuals but they are showy
and I like the look as they spill out of planters and trail
in hanging baskets. Wave Petunias are my favorites for the
south side of the house and geraniums and hydrangeas are
flourishing on the back porch. I always plant hydrangeas
in the yard after they bloom but they have been stingy about
blooming, although they come up every year. I got a plant
called bloody Mary and of course it is red.

One of my favorites for our harsh summers is crepe myrtle.
You can count on nearly three months of vibrant blooms. I
have pink and lilac ones but this cold winter killed the
five new black ones that I planted. (Only the foliage was
black.)

Rex has developed a passion for carrots. I steam a package
of carrots and he matches me bite for bite. We don't even
butter them. I guess we must be craving vitamins.

Dramus mentioned being told to scrub eyelashes with
baby shampoo. Mine told me the same thing but fortunately
I read the comment about how much it hurt before I attempted
it. He also told me to shun mascara but I will not do that.
My eyes are more comfortable now that I am using drops four
times a day. I need to stock up on zyrtec today too as the
benedryl just exacerbates the dry eyes.