Fully bloomed Crepe Myrtle in Jacksonville, Florida.

This is my neighbor’s Crepe Myrtle that is fully bloomed in October. The different colors almost look like autumn. This is the best example of fall colors I can get in Florida. It still looks and feels like summer here. I was taking Heaven for a walk and had to pause and snap this with my IPhone. Our Crepe Myrtles are bloomed out too but are a lot younger than this one. They strive to look like this one day.

Day 26 – Squares – “Kind”

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19 responses to “SQUARES – Kind of Bloomed Out”

  1. Mr. Skip Avatar
    Mr. Skip

    Great looking tree that’ll dress-up any garden. A popular tree here in south central Texas. For those in the know–or wanting to know–the web link gives some good advice on caring for these beauties.
    https://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/gardens/crepe-myrtle-trees

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    1. Lisa Coleman Avatar

      Frank read numerous articles on the care of crepe myrtles before buying the 3 that we have. They have only been in the yard for about 8 years. The other trees in the neighborhood have been around for 30-40-50 years. 😊

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  2. anotherday2paradise Avatar

    Such a lovely tree. I agree with you that it still feels like summer here.

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    1. Lisa Coleman Avatar

      Where are you located?

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      1. anotherday2paradise Avatar

        We live in Boynton Beach.

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      2. Lisa Coleman Avatar

        I think I remember you telling me that now. I have the memory of an elephant…well, their memories might be better than mine. 🙂

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  3. Heart to Heart Avatar

    Lovely blooms, brightens up the corner!

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    1. Lisa Coleman Avatar

      Sure does!!! 😊

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  4. Jim Borden Avatar

    what a beautiful tree…

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    1. Lisa Coleman Avatar

      My strive to look that good. 😂

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  5. BeckyB Avatar

    what a wonderful tree – and the upside of an autumn in Florida is you don’t get the rainstorms anymore!

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    1. Lisa Coleman Avatar

      Oh but we do get rain. It rained yesterday. Luckily we are not getting Hurricane Zeta. It is hitting New Orleans right now. The panhandlers Florida, Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana are getting hammered. We are not getting any of it. 😊

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      1. BeckyB Avatar

        oh crikey hurricanes still, thought you were getting close to them stopping

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      2. Lisa Coleman Avatar

        November 30th is the official end of hurricane season. This season has broken so many records and first time into the greek alphabet since 2005. We haven’t had much in terms of most of Florida, but the Gulf Coast has been devastated!

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      3. BeckyB Avatar

        ooh for some reason i had 30th October in my head, but of course the snow birds don’t head down until after thanksgiving do they. here’s hoping this year becomes more like normal for the final couple of months xx

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      4. Lisa Coleman Avatar

        The snowbirds can stay put! I don’t know if they will wonder down here after NY had such a rough go of covid and our numbers are still high and not going down. Trump has had many rallies in Florida in the past few weeks. Little to no masks and shoulder to shoulder, thousands of supporters. I swear this is like going to a volcano to watch a virgin be sacrificed to save everyone and feed the angry Gods.

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      5. BeckyB Avatar

        Well we are not much better over here, we don’t have rallies but our numbers are rising rapidly still and we have a leader who thinks he is a British trump 😦

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      6. Lisa Coleman Avatar

        Yeah two peas in a pod. Dumb & Dumber. You can choose which one is which. 😂😂😂

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