Mighty Big Yard Update

With our perfect weather (70s in the day, 50s at night, and sunny days on end), the yard is back in thrive mode. We had nearly an inch of rain a week ago, and I've just today started watering some of the potted plants with rain water.

Here are a few shots of the goings on around the old yard.

The yellow elder pictured here, was killed to the ground two years ago by our freak freeze. It's now about three or four feet tall and has started to bloom for the first time.

Our four pomegranate bushes are finally changing to golden yellow, here's one of them.

One of the many orange jubilee bushes blooming right now, it's also putting out it's fall seed pods.

Our lemons are about three weeks away from being ready for picking. I've counted roughly 40 of them, but it's hard to see them all until they turn completely yellow.

The ever bearing calomonden is covered in tiny fruit, more so than I've ever seen before. Will be interesting to see if these see maturity before it gets colder later this month.

The valentine emu bush, which typically blooms in February (hence the name), has decided to bloom early.

The lilac vine has taken over it's arch in the back corner of the yard. I'll be taking a weed eater to this thing pretty soon. It'll go into full bloom in late January.

And finally, the miscellaneous planter. The jonquils will probably be blooming in another few weeks, and my cardinal vines are still spreading. Again, we'll see what's left alive in this box come late December. That's if it ever turns cold.