Nun gets her plant on.

[sistawendy]

Brunette Sister is safely in DC as of last night, and Strawberry Blond Sister is safe from my trans rays in her home about six blocks away. What Mom and I did without them was to go to Kanapaha Gardens, a 50+ acre botanical garden filled with an astounding variety of plants. This being Florida, there's a lot of stuff you can grow there that won't do so well elsewhere. Let's see if I can remember some highlights:

• HUJ bamboo stands.
• A formerly three-crowned palm tree that had lost two crowns to a hurricane.
• A big horsetail patch, a fern area, and a cycad garden. I've mentioned to some of you that if I had way too much time & money on my hands, I'd start up a garden of ancient plants. Parts of Kanapaha are very nearly that. Between the plants and the reptiles & amphibians, the mesozoic never really ended in Florida.
• A honeysuckle trestle. I'd forgotten how much I love that smell.
• An awful lot of what looks like primeval North Florida forest - live oaks, Spanish moss, thick vines, windfall trees.
• Sinkholes! OK, the granddaddy of them all is the Devil's Millhopper not far from Mom's, but still, they're cool.

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In summation, Florida is a land of many contrasts. This has been, as I predicted, the best family visit ever. Yeah, I can't wait to get back to Project Girlfriend, but on the other hand I'm not looking forward to getting back to the daily grind. Mom & Brunette Sister tolerated my giddy burblings and TMI with tremendous grace, and being able to - How to put this? - be real with them feels wonderful.

Oh by the way: I don't think I've used lip balm all day. I don't need it when I'm here.

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Confession time: I've been using LJ as a write-only medium while I'm on vacation, so please let me know if you've undergone any major life changes such as changing sex, dying, etc.

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[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Not much up here but I sure do enjoy reading your updates.

[ximinez]

Well, I met this really cool chick..