Green Thumb Status

New Domestic Level Reached: Green Thumb

A little over 10 days ago I received two purple Dianthus plants from my neighbor Kelly. They were pretty and looked like mini carnations so I put them outside on my window sill and sort of forgot about them.

A few days later I was hanging out with my meems (That's "grandma" for those of you who didn't have a grandma with a pet name.) and she took me to her favorite nursery in North Fort Myers. I've never been more excited about plants in my entire life. Something was awakened inside me. I always knew meems to be a Master Gardner and I watched my mom make the transition from hanging-basket-seem-nice to lets-relandscape-the-entire-yard. She does it well! Future Master Gardner, people! It's only natural that I inherit the green thumb. Right?

At least, I hope I do. I develop emotional attachments to almost everything so if these suckers die it's going to be a long night of dramatic, happy ending movies paired with a lot of ice cream and cupcakes for this lady.

I also name everything. So... meet The Twins

It's hard to see the other one- it's tucked behind this lovely and more presentable Dianthus. I dead head these ladies every day, and the next day two to three more blossoms have taken their place. Other than loving and needing full sun and about an inch of water every few days I know nothing about these plants. In fact, I should put them outside right now...


Next we have Ms. Diva!

This is a Purple Waffle Plant. The top of the leaves are purple and the underside is a deep green. I call her Ms. Diva because this is the most fickle and needy plant I have ever seen. Constant water and humidity needed. If the top layer of the soil is dry, give her more. Misting her everyday to keep her humid is a must. Other wise within 48 hours she droops and falls all over the place. A little bit of water and BAM she loves life and has nothing to lose. Hence, Ms Diva! Apparently this is a great indoor plant, as long as it gets lots of indirect sunlight from bright windows.

Next we have the Wax Begonia, which I will just call Begonia because it's fun to say in a Russian Accent. 

This plant gets its name from the look and texture of the leaves. At first... I thought it was fake, until I touched the flower and the petals fell off. Needless to say, this plant has already been really "touchy" If the wind blows the petals lose hope and fall off. It has to stay in temps above 60's which is normally fine in Florida- with the exception of the last few days. I haven't been keeping her outside over night just in case. She loves moist soil but doesn't consume a lot of water. She does best with about 3-4 hours of full sun or 6-8 hours of indirect sunlight (based on what I've read) I've had her a week and I only watered her when I potted her. Like The Twins, I know very little about this plan.

Anyways, this is all very inspiring and I may just turn into the plant lady whose home resembles a jungle. I find myself on google looking for more plants. Eeek! It's a fun hobby. One I desperately needed.

This made it on to my instagram- Day Twelve of my #JanuaryPhotoADay where the word to capture was "Surprise". Here was the picture that went along with it.

Well, here's to starting new hobbies!

-S

Hi, Friends!

Samantha here. With another action packed blog full of all sorts of goodies.


Not really. But, hey! It's okay.

My life is an adventure. I love my life. So should you. If you don't....then change it. It really is that simple.

Currently, I am living in SW Florida in a little leathery town called Fort Myers.

I've never been more broke.
I've never had more time.
I've never had such purpose.
I've never had better friends.
I've never known life to be so sweet.

I have an instagram. Follow me @samantha_yeah
I love photography... I've recently started a January Photo A Day challenge and it's been super fun.

This will be a blog about my instagram photo's. I may not post on every single picture. But, I would at least like to throw out my thoughts on my daily pictures. Chances are I won't keep up with it, but we will just have to wait and see!

Today, we are starting with day 11- Water. I chose this photo...

This photo was taken on the east end of Fort Myers Beach, right out side the Diamond Head Resort where Josh and I play beach volleyball. Okay, I'll be honest. Josh plays volleyball and I take pictures. It's hard to see but that dot on the right is a seagull. It really was a perfect day to be on the beach. 80 degrees, sunny and a light breeze. It's always summer here!

I'll post a few of my favorite from the last few days...

This photo was from Day 10 and the topic was "One O'Clock" so... this was a picture of the sky outside my apartment on January 10th 2013 at one o'clock pm. Also in Fort Myers.

Up next we have Day Nine; Paper. The caption read "It may be just another book to you, but for me it is my life." This is a picture of the lovely, Megan Campbell, reading out of the NLT Study Bible. My favorite part is the sun beams. And Megan's scarf. If you want to know more about me and my book, check out my other blog "For Something We Can Never Lose".

Aww....and Day Seven; Street. This one was so much fun to take. This is a photo of Benaiah (left) and Finn (right). They are brothers, friends and super cute. I have the privilege of babysitting these boys every Monday night. I only had to bribe them with cookies to get this candid shot.

We're going to jump around a bit here... This next one was Day Five; Movement. This place is my little secret. It went from being a cloudless sky to a down pour in minutes. I love watching rain move across the windows.

Day Six; Mine. This is a photo of my husband, Josh, on his longboard in the parking lot of the church we work at. First Assembly of God, Fort Myers. He's so hot.

This one might just take the pie for me... sunsets on Fort Myers Beach are simply wonderful. There are so many colors and textures in the sky. It's impossible to get a bad shot. This was taken under the pier. My favorite part... the itty bitty sail boat off in the distance.

That's enough for now! I hope you like my photos. If not, that's okay.

Until next time...

S