So Many Things To Be Thankful For

Sometimes, we are too busy going about our daily business that we forget to be thankful for the things and the people in our lives. When we begin to be thankful, we cease to complain. I am thankful for good health that hubby and I can enjoy our morning walk. Thankful for sight to be able to enjoy the lovely sunrise and to be able to hear the happy chirping of the birds. A thankful person is a happy person.

Sunrise at 6:55 am.

Sunrise at 7:00 am.

Happy to see this hibiscus plant in my garden budding again.

Thankful for the sun that makes my plants happy.

The chives in my garden are also budding.

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Thankful for the beautiful plants in my garden.

This deep red caladium is doing well in my garden.

When exposed to more sunlight, the colour of the leaves get a tinge of green. especially on the underside of the leaves.

When there is less sunlight, the dark red colour of the leaves will deepen.

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Thankful for the fragrant flowers in my garden.

My variegated Gardenia plant is budding.

Can you see the variegated bud?

The bright pure white of the petals of a new Gardenia flower.

It will turn beige on the 2nd or 3rd day.

A wilted Gardenia flower before it drops off.

Thankful for nature's lesson that I have learned since I started my garden.

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Thankful for the paintings in the evening sky. 

Clouds formation in the sky at 5:49 pm.

5:52 pm.

Beautiful display of light and clouds in the sky above the rolling hills.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

The heavens are telling the glory of God;

they are a marvelous display of his craftsmanship.

Day and night they keep on telling about God.

(Psalm 19:1-2, The Living Bible-TLB)

Caladiums & Etc. From My Sister's Garden

The following photos were all from previous years and instead of keeping them in a folder on my desktop, I would like to share them in this post.

7:30 am at the recreational park.

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Caladiums and etc. from my sister's garden.

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Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World

Everything touching the water of this river shall live.

Fish will abound in the Dead sea, for its waters will be healed.

Wherever this water flows, everything will live.

(Ezekiel 47:9, The Living Bible-TLB)

Growing Colourful, Exotic Caladiums In My Garden #3

Today, I will continue with my third post on my colourful, exotic Caladiums. To read about the brief write-up on Caladium, and also to see the lovely pictures of the other varieties, you can click on post #1 and on post #2.

Some Caladiums are more hardy than others. Caladiums do not like too much water especially when they get really soaked during the rainy seasons. It helps to have the soil with very good water drainage. Caladiums will also not do well when exposed to too much sun.

There are some varieties of Caladiums that are commonly attacked by mealy bugs (white, powdery bugs). Others do not seem to have the mealy bugs problem.

When I was at the plant nursery recently, I noticed some new varieties which I have never seen before. I was so tempted to buy some and I have to keep reminding myself not to be an impulsive buyer. Since the GST implementation, I have not been to the plant nursery.  Sooner or later, I will have to go and find out whether I will have to pay extra for plants, gardening soil, fertilizer and etc.

Caladium with dark green leaves, white midrib and spatters of pink/purple and white.

Caladium with pink leaves, green midrib, veins and borders.

Caladium with green leaves and red centre.

Caladium with green leaves, white midrib and spatter of pink.

Caladium with green/white leaves, green midrib and veins.

Caladium with glossy, dark red leaves.

And finally, Dwarf Caladium with pink to deep pink leaves and white midrib. This was a gift from a friend.

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the
pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
(Proverbs 27:9, New International Version-NIV)

Growing Colourful, Exotic Caladiums In My Garden #2

In yesterday's post, I shared three types of Caladiums and today I will be sharing another three.

Today I would not be repeating what I have written yesterday about Caladiums, but you can click here to read about the brief description on Caladiums.

Caution: All parts of Caladium are not edible, they are poisonous. The sap may cause skin irritation to some individuals.

Caladiums - deep green leaves, with pink midribs and pink and white centre.

When the leaf is younger, the midrib is lighter in colour with a smaller centre.

A young tender leaf, with pink midrib and a small splash of white in the centre.

A tuber of a Caladium - because of excess rain, my plant has "die". I have since replanted this tuber, waiting for it to regrow again.

Dwarf Caladium that can grow to about 6 inches height - light green leaves, dark green midribs, with red and white spots.

Dwarf Caladium in a small pot.

Caladiums do not have any stems, leaves stalks grow directly from the tubers under the ground.

Caladium - green leaves with deep pink midribs and spotted with light pink.

If under shade, the colour will be in darker shade.

New leaves growing from tubers. Colours are not clear yet.

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children,
because he was the son of his old age,
and he made him a coat of many colours.
His brothers saw that their father loved him more
than all his brothers, and they hated him
and couldn't speak peaceably to him.
(Genesis 37:3-4, World English Bible-WEB)