Sunday night

This has been a busy week. Started off last weekend on a mission to go camping, but the campsites were all packed. We decided instead to just take the girls to the lake for a picnic and some swimming lessons. It was a lot of fun. Both of the girls love to swim...... The weather has been great here lately. The highs have been in the 90's with lows in the 60's. The best part is that the air has been dry(very low humidity)......I have been in the process of enrolling in college for the past couple of weeks. I took the entrance exam Saturday morning, and did well enough that I won't have to take any remedial classes. I am glad to have that test out of the way. The next big event is orientation, on September 29. Then classes start in early October. I have enrolled into the environmental horticulture program, and I am really looking forward to start the classes...... We have two more arrangements that we have assembled. One of them is a cactus only. The other one is an interesting succulent collection with a somewhat rare aloe(the small pinkish one), and some hawarthia. I also included a lithop, which I thought was interesting in the arrangement. It is hard to spot though, as it blends in with the aggregate that was placed on top....I have two cycas revoltas or 'king sago palms', one of which I have had for about three years now. Is has produced more new growth this year than any other. This is the third time this season(spring&summer) it has put of new 'shoots'. This plant is one of my favorites. Most people don't know but a 'sago palm' is not actually a palm at all. It belongs to the cycad family. They are ancient plants, of which many fossils have been found dating back to the 'dinosaur days'. The plant in the picture is about five feet around and three feet tall. The new growth will no doubt increase its size to about four feet tall. It will be a challenge to 'overwinter' them in the house....