a mixed lot 20, some leftovers from summer

this bug emerged from a bunch of fieldflowers; I think he looks very art deco, like this beautiful raku vase
the pottery classes start again mid September, I hope by that time I can show you my first finished pinchpots :)

house

in the Vosges was a house that we passed by at least twice a day; it was the nearest house from we were staying, at about half a mile;
we've never met the people, but we've watched daily their back garden;
they had those plastic bags on sticks that you could lower when it rained, but it did not rain :)
we called it the house of the condoms

august teardrops

W's chicken house after yet another downpour...
when will it finally stop raining, sigh

plantlife

I was repotting some sedum burrito sprouts for a friend;
it's a very fragile plant; at the slightest touch the leaves fall off,
but the good thing is that the plant is very easy to propagate; every single leave from a sedum produces a plant, so I always throw the loose leaves again in the pot and nothing is wasted

sedum burrito sprout
more sprouts at my flickr pages
miniature plant propagation techniques

got some zebra grass from mom's garden

plantlife

this is all that's left of the staghorn fern; not much really, only the basal fronts
but I like the shape, despite it's sad end
the fern was my oldest plant, you can see him here at the very beginning, I had just started blogging
it all seems so long ago :)

and the fern in better days 
good night & sweet dreams!

orchid