More rain but at least no lightning and thunder. Hence, let's turn to some indoor plants.

I've noticed that the impatience propogates itself by sticking its branches (arms?) into the soil of the pots next to it. I had an empty pot since the geranium went to that big gardening center in the sky, so I figured I'd test the theory out. I placed an arm of the big impatience into the empty (except for soil, of course) pot and let's see how long it takes to root.

There is a plant springing up which I believe is a Hawaiian Bird of Paradise. I'm not certain because I had the Bird of Paradise seeds in there and put an iris bulb in the same pot, figuring if one didn't grow, the other would. Well, something's growing.

The cacti are doing well. They never seem to get very big, but they're sturdy. I must say, though, that the sweet alyssum is a definite bust. They never got bigger than about an inch high and were spindly little things, not much thicker than a few hairs twisted together. I don't know what the problem was: not enough sun (possible, since it's been so damp and rainy lately), too much water (also possible), no food (sorry, if you're a plant that needs to be coddled, well, eventually you'll be an ex-plant at my home)? A mystery.

It's pouring (again!) but the lawn is very, very happy. It's green and plush and growing like gangbusters. Since I didn't plant those seeds yesterday, they'll wait again, and maybe wait until after this weekend.

Looks like planting those older seeds will wait another day, as today is looking fairly busy. It's also looking rainy. Oh well, the seeds waited a year (maybe two?). They can wait another day.

Yesterday, while I was clearing out the attic, I found some older vegetable seeds - cucumbers and corn, among others. What the heck, I'll plant 'em. If they grow, great! If they don't, then they're mulch.

A sunny day, but windier and cooler. The gentians are blooming! There are purple ones and blue ones and some white ones which I believe may be recessive.