A crazy week in Southern California...

Well, this has been one heck of a week. Grandma, daughter and I were all supposed to drive up to UC Davis (Nor Cal) for DD's freshman orientation. But my mom never made it and ended up in the hospital after falling unconscious on the floor at El Pollo Loco. She didn't even get to order her food :-(

She seems to be on the mend and is staying with me for a bit while we decided whether or not to attempt the trip next week. The only thing I did this week, besides stay at the hospital from morning till night, was take these early morning hibiscus pictures after I got up to water before leaving.

Enjoy! The blooms really brightened my week and mom was so glad to see them when I brought her here from the hospital :-)

karen

Up first is American Maid

Antique Treasure.

April Showers.

Belle de Jour.

Big Easy.

Black Jack.

Blue Book, not quite opened. Can you tell I liked the "close-up" pics this week?

Cajun Blue.

Campfire Girl with a bamboo stake in the way, haha.

Christie Blue with her prettiest bloom yet.

Cinnamon Girl.

Creme de Cacao.

DaVinci.

Double Agent.

The very first bloom on Dragon Fire, a recently purchased 4" plant.

Eye Shadow - this plant is an absolute bloom machine.

Firehouse.

Gator Pride is always slow to open for me, so I took this picture late at night. With the heat we've been having, I'm thrilled it was still open and not crispy!

Georgia's Thunder.

Gold Mine.

Beautiful. I hope your mom continues to improve. Sending "Get Well" wishes from Iowa.

Edited to say "I'm sorry". I jumped in before you were finished posting.

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Heartbreak Hotel. This one just gets prettier each time it blooms.

Thanks so much, Shirley. I'm really concerned about her. Being immune deficient, hospitals are a really bad place for me to hang out - it's like the sick treating the wounded, lol ;-)

They never did find out exactly why the seizure happened, and she's never had one before. It's just plain scary.

Thanks for the well wishes, I'll pass them on to my mom and I know it will make her smile :-)

Here's Hoochie Coochie.

Key Largo.

Lady Bug. This is the second time blooming for this plant. The name is so perfect for this adorable little bloom.

Madame DuPont in another night shot. Not the greatest picture, but I was so excited to have a first bloom on my little 4" plant.

Mango Tango, still sitting in the "wow, I need to hurry up and plant these in a larger pot" area.

Moonstruck.

Nightfire twins. This is my favorite shot of the week :-)

Nightmare twins.

Paint Pot.

Patricia Merritt. I can never capture the colors on this to show how very pretty it is in person.

Peach Schnapps.

Pina Colada.

Red Dragonette.

Rum Runner.

Snow Queen.

Soft Spot.

Star Storm.

Suave.