Needing to get out of the house, I made a quick stop at the nearby arboretum to see what was up. After an hour, the heat had zapped my will to live. What's up with all the hyperbole coming from me lately? Anyway, an hour was enough to get some photos I was happy with. No complaints. Really! All photos taken on 10/29/13.
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| I don't know what this plant is, but it reminded me of a candelabra. |
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| This plant has so much personality, doesn't it? First a candelabra, now a candy cane. Must be the Bette Davis of the garden. |
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| I felt so bad for this poor ladybug who managed to get in the clutches of this assassin bug. :( |
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| Long-tailed skipper |
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| Cucumber beetle. I warned him about the assassin bug. |
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| Pagoda flower |
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| Cassia tree |






