Also kinda virtuous.  I’ll have to add text later. Also, I forgot to take a photo of the oregano C gave me a couple of weeks ago, but I planted it in the bed with the catnip. Once both of them are established enough to start blooming, that should “bee” heaven. C says that bees love oregano flowers, and I know they love catnip flowers, too!

Got up and actually looked at the gutter guards.

I also finally got around to cleaning my vanity and painting the…uh…thing that I made to hold makeup brushes. I was going to paint it copper, but after seeing how the primer soaked into the wood, I decided to go for the stone textured stuff. Came out pretty well, I think. Beside it is the little heart-shaped metal container that (inexplicably) had Spider Man crap on it. Came in a Happy Meal, but I liked the shape, so I painted it…with nail polish. I have a dark coppery colour that I like, but seldom wear. Wasn’t a great job, but I decided it was good enough to topcoat.

My virtuous lunch of carrots that had been out of the ground less than 24h. I planted them for Black Swallowtail, but never got any caterpillars. Anyway, they did okay, considering I never thinned them at all. A mix of Little Fingers and some other kind I got as freebie seeds.

Tropical milkweed, going another round. I didn’t expect it would, but it had news for me.

The old bird’s lilac. It really does seem very happy; I hope it looks better next year than it did this year.

I may not have had much luck with Gaillardia at 544, but it seems to like Parview’s yard quite well. Lantana did, too.

Yes, the marigolds again. I just think they’re so bright and cheerful-looking. The bees and flutter-guys agree!

Moar Gaillardia. These are the ones I grew my very own self from seeds. Not bad, considering I couldn’t get plants in 4″ pots to grow last year.

Pretty little sulphur (probably Orange) on a marigold.

Just bee balm, but darker than usual, and at this point in time, I’ll take anything that’s still flowering.

My tickseed didn’t do really well over the summer, but I still have one pretty bloom!

I hope this stuff blooms next year; it’s from the penstemon ‘Husker Red’ seeds I collected from the plants at 544. It was actually almost an afterthought because I didn’t think I could grow it from seeds. I cut the tops off and just stuck them in a big envelope all winter. Shook the seeds off this spring and tossed them in the Horseshoe. Thought nothing would come of them, but then I saw the reddish leaves.

Pink mallow may clash with marigolds, but in late October, I don’t care!

Old lady’s mums look pretty. Not a favourite, but they’re nice enough.

Yes, my toad lilies again. I just think they’re so cool-looking.

My hardy fuchsia. I’ll be surprised if it makes it through the cold-cold winter we’re supposed to have, but I sure hope it does because it’s lovely!

I may have had a credit card stolen once, but it wasn’t because I don’t properly destroy old cards!

My clean, dust-free vanity with makeup brush holder. Look carefully…it never stays clean and dust-free for long.