Stop and Smell the Roses

This weekend was a stop and regroup for us. For watertime, Marlon and I went on the dawn patrol on Friday (King Kamehameha the Great Day - State and Local Holiday so the commute in was as good as it ever gets; gotta make good use of those limited days). But not much else in the water category. Noe and I did do some succulent gardening - mainly rearranging and repotting. Along the way, there were details to be noticed and time to reflect on the changes in the plants we've collected. The way I see it, it's okay to pass up a few waves in life. Looking at other sources of stoke and stress relief can help you appreciate what you do have. This was one of those weeks (and aren't the plants cool????!!!!)

Other Acquisitions

For the record, Euphorbias are not Cacti. That said, I found an awesome Euphorbia lactae at Koolau Farmers. So as much as it looks like it - the E. lactea is not a cacti (convergent evolution). Our stop at Once Again Succulents was fun also. The kids picked up their own Portulaca molokinensis and I found a Monadenium ritchiei We're so glad to be able to 'plant roots' and work with plants - moving so frequently has given us experiences we will never forget, but for now we finally get to enjoy exercising our green thumbs.

Lyon Arboretum Plant Sale

On Saturday we hit the Lyon Arboretum Plant Show. This is usually held twice a year - and this is the April show (with another in November). La's phone probably has tons of pictures of the myriad helaconias, gingers, orchids and other tropical plants available. My pictures focused on the succulents and other odd (unconventional) plants tucked in around the mainstream tropicals. I think I scored a few gems - some really cool bonsai-style Euphorbias!!! Again - La's phone has other pictures that I'll try to post later. The day didn't end there - we continued on to visit Once Again Succulents and Koolau Farmers - but that's for the next post.