A forgotten beauty showed its face in my backyard a few weeks ago, as this gorgeous walking iris woke up and bloomed for the first time in years.

And then, all of the sudden, it flew away, wafting on the breeze high above the cypress trees, its wings fluttering a timeless message: fear not, only believe.

If Easter lilies are white, perhaps these gorgeous red lilies are Good Friday lilies.

The 2019 orange harvest at Glover Gardens … sunshine in a glass.

Aberdeen’s Cruickshank Botanic Garden on the King’s College campus in Old Aberdeen is gorgeous and haiku-inspiring.

Glover Gardens is an aromatherapy district with an abundance of jasmine this spring.

A humble little poem welcoming spring’s call.

An Easter message and a luscious red rose from Glover Gardens.

Photos from home keep me grounded in Glover Gardens when I travel.

Mother Nature waters the plants when we’ve been gone awhile; nice that she knows what to do!

A hibiscus blooms as Hurricane Harvey looms, a reminder of nature’s beauty.

A gift of a live and blooming hibiscus, with a heartfelt haiku to celebrate Dad’s life.

I love hibiscus! Here are a few of my favorite Glover Gardens hibiscus pics, a late-summer garden digital postcard.

A single red rose is a star at Glover Gardens.

Roses and vineyards go together like…wine and roses.

Spicy homemade tomato juice is easy to make and good for you! Just add vodka for the perfect Bloody Mary.

A cold snap in Southeast Texas forces a moonlight citrus harvest and inspires a haiku.

Cat haiku and pictures, because the world doesn’t have enough. So I give you: Godfrey in repose.

Haiku about autumn in Southeast Texas – the flowers are still blooming although the leaves are falling.

Godfrey and Fiona pose near the Talavera cat (bottom middle) to prove that art imitates life. Or is it the other way around?