Monday Meanderings - 11.9.2015

This past weekend Barb moved all the houseplants from their summer spot on the patio back into the house, in preparation for cooler weather. It will get cooler, won't it? Over the course of the summer these pot plants grow long and full; especially the Ivy, which sent out runners in every direction. Some of those runners took root in the narrow space between the house foundation and the patio, and prospered.

Interestingly, the free-range Ivy leaves were 2 and 3 times the size of the potted Ivy leaves. That probably means something like the plant is root-bound, or needs to be fed something or other. Ivy is a survivor, so it's own it's own.

 

And Barb took down the hummingbird feeder as well, but she had to time it carefully.

 Bees have been feeding here of late, and they come in swarms. They will feed, then everybody goes away, all at once. I was not able to figure out the pattern, but the bees sure knew when it was dinnertime.

I mentioned free food last week. This week it was two guys at the adjacent table in Chuy's. They ordered a flan for dessert (Barb and I looked at each other and agreed, "You have chosen poorly"). Sure enough, the waiter, subconsciously knowing the correct dessert to order at Chuy's, brought them a serving of Tres Leches cake. The dudes said, "This is not flan." Whereupon the waiter said, "Oh. My mistake. Help yourself to this free serving of Tres Leches while I go get a flan!" I wonder if they heard our groans.

Meanwhile, at the table on the other side of us a woman was showing her friend pictures of a recent family member's wedding. The most interesting part was her comment, "And here's Harley. He was a bridesmaid."