the backyard

On first glance, as a North American, i noticed that there was no grass! We sweep our yards, not mow. Wow, that was a change. Then i noticed the plant life. This yard has an abundance of plants which I believe Susan worked very hard to cultivate. We have huge cacti-like in the pics of deserts! When I say huge I mean much higher than any human. There are sanseveria, which is a common houseplant in America. Lots of succulents, which I happen tp like but never thought of as backyard plants.
Then, sigh, there are the flowers. Wow! Huge wonderful intoxicating blooms of purple, red, white and blue. We even have some kind of honeysuckle, bright orange that grows over the car port. Little white and blue and pink flowers dot the yard. This brings me to the creatures back here.....we have lots of really amazing geckos, mostly black, but very cute. And the butterflies! I have never seen such an array of variety! Little tiny butterflies and huge hand sized butterflies, all with unique coloring.
I sat out in the sun today, for the first time since I arrived. The sun is really strong here, hence the tropics, so I have been careful not to burn and use lots of sunscreen. Today I just needed to soak it in.....we are heading toward winter so it felt good to sunbathe. I was trying to read, but was captivated by the colors and scents. What a wonderful place to be!