The Ides of October

Regrettably, all my plants (outdoor) are gone. All my exotic carnivores had to be thrown away due to insect infestation. Then everyone else just pretty much went to seed.

No matter. We'll just start all over again next spring. And the bamboos are doing very well, one of them recovering from my disastrous "sunbath" incident. (Who knew bamboos hate sunlight?)

But the champ has got to be the Virginia Creeper that I painstakingly trained all summer with Scotch tape to come onto my balcony. Although he's turning beautifully red now and will soon wither, he'll be back in spades next year.

Here are the pictures, both inside and out . . .

Pretty cool, huh?