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My Red Bird Cactus
May 7, 2012 | 8:27 AM PST

I have had this plant for 5 + years and it never bloomed.  I had red-tinged leaves, but no "red birds".  Yesterday while watering, I noticed these little pink "birds that I had never seen before!  RED BIRDS! It is amazing to look at them up close and see how they really resemble a little bird!

That is the whole plant, here are the little 'birds"

 They are so tiny!! My interesting flower for the day.

The veg. garden is coming along-I've got bell peppers galore again.  This year I planted a "cajun bell", that is supposed to be a bell pepper with just a little heat.  Well, to me, It's a hot Banana Pepper on steroids-I don't have a pic, today, but will post one soon in the vegetable forum.  I have tomatoes everywhere, and cukes are finally vining.  The sunflowers are starting to bloom:

 

I prefer the giant ones, but these are volunteers, and they came up early. Daylilly row is blooming madly now-and it is sooooo neglected-weeds and briars growing with them:

Itty likes to help in the garden-I have a hard time pulling weeds, cause she pounces on every movement.  She's a year old this month:

 

She's a digger-and digs up more mole crickets than I can count!  She is ridding the yard of them bit by bit.  She will dig in a mud hole up to her neck to get some yucky bug-doesn't mind water too much!

More later-I have work to do!  One last note-The black boy, Josh, on American Idol is from my hometown of Westlake. Two of his older siblings are my son's age, and Clint know them.  He's a durn good singer (wish he wouldn't scream his notes sometimes), It's down to the final four-you should watch-he has an amazing voice!

Have a Great Day!