tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673609406160001535.post3959386462424079605..comments2024-02-29T00:24:25.698-08:00Comments on there's sand in my latte: Can you build an emerald city with these grains of sand...Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01790291204289635403noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673609406160001535.post-51452954779028176152009-03-24T10:08:00.000-07:002009-03-24T10:08:00.000-07:00Love the pics with the turtle. Good luck with the...Love the pics with the turtle. Good luck with the whole survival thing!Will & Cheyennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342833148446060230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673609406160001535.post-6579505276416317012009-03-22T17:56:00.000-07:002009-03-22T17:56:00.000-07:00Ah. Actually, when we first moved in I looked at t...Ah. Actually, when we first moved in I looked at the greenery outside and asked Mike "Why on earth would somebody plant these incredibly thorny things here?" The thorns on the Bourgainvilla are needle length. Seriously. Then it bloomed and I went "ooh!" and we made nice to it. Go figure, plants in the desert are either poisonous or prickly. Even our palm trees have wicked spikes that can draw blood. So these photos are also tribute to how well the kids have adapted. I think we had more trouble with blackberries back home. <BR/><BR/>The pumpkins, well, they sprouted, grew like crazy, bloomed like crazy, and promptly shriveled up and died. It was very sad. However, there are sprouts in sneaky spots around our garden, and I've seen other squashes growing around Dubai so I have not lost hope.:)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01790291204289635403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673609406160001535.post-18104584304446247692009-03-22T12:37:00.000-07:002009-03-22T12:37:00.000-07:00LOVE the pictures with the kids in the flowers. It...LOVE the pictures with the kids in the flowers. It's great that you can have such flowers that don't make you pay for their beauty with thorns.<BR/><BR/>Hey, whatever happened to the pumpkin sprouts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com