Yes, it is cold here, but every time I complain about that I have to realize that while it is 56 degrees for daytime temperatures here, it is 20 degrees or below further north! We are flirting with freezing temperatures at night- and I have brought my outside plants in for the time being. Last Saturday we revisited the Florida Botanical Gardens and it was such a joy to see so many blooming plants! That is what is so wonderful about Florida- we may have a cloudy sky with no sunshine, but bright colorful plants are always around!
Pictured above is the flower of the aloe plant, in case you have ever wondered what its flower looks like.
I found this corner of the garden quite pretty with a blooming powder puff tree. It is in the foreground of the picture. In front of it is a bougainvillea bush with a purple variety of the flower coming out of the middle of it. And speaking of blooming plants, there is a hibiscus tree that blooms pretty much year around near our daughter's driveway.
I took a picture about a year ago with our granddaughter Clarissa being held under that blooming pink hibiscus tree. In the picture below I caught her running below the blossoms. Certainly she is an infant no longer!
Now to turn the calendar back a bit to last fall. John and I attended our church retreat, which was located outside of town about 150 miles. John found some time on his hands, so he assisted the ladies with making blankets. No sewing required, just some skill in tying strips of cloth together!
Will end this with a picture of our Christmas morning. Our son Dan and his wife were with us. In the picture above Dan and Melissa are assembling a marble maze for the little ones.
We are now well into the new year. John and I will probably be here in Florida for a few more months. Where we head out after that remains uncertain.
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