First sign of fall...

american beauty berries popping out all over the yard.

Avocado Tree!

I  can't tell you how many times I have tried to sprout an avocado seed.

I finally learned the secret - I was giving up too soon!

It takes months, not weeks, for the seed to sprout a root and then a plant. 

After watching this youtube video I vowed to not give up this time.

I wish I knew when I had started this seed.  It was either late June or early July I think.

And here we are in September with a little plant started.

Now to research what to do next...

An Orchid

I've never had an orchid before!

A friend from high school came to visit me last month after the accident 

and brought this beautiful one to me.

I've really enjoyed it and I've watched several new buds bloom.