Another of the cockamamie picotee amarylis that I expected to bloom last winter is just now putting on a fine display.

Likewise my weight loss isn't going as I'd hoped. I figure this is due to my lower activity level last month when I couldn't do much in the yard/garden due to the drought, in deadly combination with my indulgence in the ice cream at a time when I was probably due to hit a plateau anyway.

But I feel better about the last few days and next week I should be able to make up for lost time in the yard so I'm still planning to stick with it until the end of the month.