After the rain

That is nice,Karen..:o)

Lovely close up pic Karen :o)

Thank you Bloomer and TT :))

I love the way the new flowers sprout from the previous ones...never seen this plant before...

Lovely photo, really like these, have had a few colours over the years but I think the red ones are the best! :o)

That is lovely Karen:)

very unusual//great pic mrs baillie!

Thanks all! It's been a bit wet today!!!!

Haven't planted it yet...not looking forward to it - the thorns are something else! :))

I was thinking I could put it into one of the big pots with one of the palms...what do you think, P?

SOunds like a good idea hen :))))

I might get Bruno to do it...it's a bit scary...! :))))

heh..good old Bruno! :)

He's a sweetie! :)

SO does he do everyhting for you/? What do you do all day lol?

Haha! So far, I've just been sitting in the car (not) shopping for furniture...or waiting for the rain to go off! lol!!

Lagos is enormous - takes all day to go from one area to another... :))))

and you arent allowed jsut to go for a walk?

I can, here, in the compound...but not out through Checkpoint Charlie - unless I'm with the driver and he deems it a 'safe' area...

He has taken me to some great markets, though! :)

I think they are just protecting the outside world from you Karen ! Lol..all that shopping ?? Lol.

oh weel leas tyou get out..sounds like a bit of a prison to me lol..i need to be freeeeeeeeeee TO DO WHATGEVER I WANT LALALALLAAA

I feel a Queen song coming on ! Lol.

thaat was Oasis! lol

I know,but I prefer Queen...I wanna break free !:o)) age difference here,Pixi ! Lol.

oh i lie that too!! heh

Oh good ! :o) Just been watching a group on X Factor,called Nu Vibes..2 young guys from our town in it :o)

yeah was watching...which one was he?

Sorry,just had to edit..I put 1,but its two..think it's both the black guys..only sure of one,as he was in the local paper..

ah ok ..like that guy that was jst on!

So do I..great voice..my fave so far is the young black girl..Misha ? not sure I've spelled it right..she can really belt it out..and only young too .My money is on her :o)

yeah :)

Mind you,I like this girl that's just been on too..:o)

all good :) going oof for now x

Brilliant Photo and a lovely plant.

Thanks Pimpernel - planted today...at last!!

Bloomer and Pixi - there's a West African X-factor too!!!

omg really? lol can you watch uk tv there? or online?

Ha! NO!...not even online because I've got a French IP number...

Got African (mostly South African) telly though...

Loads of programmes labelled BBC...like 'Come Dine With Me' and 'Real Housewives'...how does that work???? None of them are BBC programmes!!!

LOL! Nuts! So even French people cant watch uk tv? deary me

Nope! INTERDIT!!

Jings! :(

Aye, I know...like the BBC's so special...?? And it buys up all the ITV and Channel 4 programmes and sells them abroad under its own brand... Licence fee? what's that for ???

Just something for us to pay,to let us watch repeats over and over again ,Karen...yawn :o)

Exactly! hmmm..we should complain!

You've still got a bit more choice than me at the moment......... :(

Excitement today...nearly got arrested this afternoon...would NOT have been good...

And one of Nigel's employees from Paris is coming for dinner - as the client! The tables have turned!!! :)

Very pretty! Many varieties are planted as a landscape shrub, here in San Diego.

I agree - very pretty. And very dangerous! It's used a lot here too...as extra security! I've only seen it in this colour, tho'. They don't seem to do 'varieties' here.

Euphorbia millii comes in white, pink, yellow, scarlet and salmon. It's an extremely common shrub here (because of its drought tolerance).

Thank you, Homebird :)