Sunday June 8th 2025

Last week’s wetter and cooler than normal weather has normalized. The temperature is back in the mid 90s with enough humidity to make the “feels like” temperature to be well into the 100s. Even so, it doesn’t feel that bad if you’re not in the direct sun without proper attire.

My weekend was very much focused on my base camp. There was a lot of relaxing in the air conditioned comfort with a few chores thrown in for good measure. The bougainvillea bush needed trimming once again. It seems to need trimming about every week and a half. There were spikes of new growth almost a foot high above the rest of the ragged growth on the supposedly round bush.

I also took a couple of excursions to various garden centers in the area. They all seem to have a lot of palms and citrus trees. I’m looking for something that has actual blossoms for an extended period of time. A hibiscus bush encouraged by trimming to grow as a small tree would be ideal. I’ve seen a few, just not what I want. The hibiscus blossoms on the ones I’ve seen have been too simple. I want one with a complex blossom like the one in the picture below. They exist, but I haven’t found one yet.

All of the pictures in this blog entry are of blossoms I’ve seen during my garden center shopping trips.