Lots of blooms at Alpine property

The mulberry trees are loaded with ripening mulberries. A few birds are snatching berries, but for the most part mockingbirds are patrolling and attacking them. Even building a nest between two loaded trees behind the house. The nest is in the grape arbor, which will produced a feast of grapes after the mulberries are finished.

Roses do well here, which was unexpected for me. I didn't think West Texas was a suitable environment, but they do fine here in Alpine. Not at the oasis though.

Bougainvillea does good but we have to bring it indoors during the winter.

And our Anacacho Orchid tree has been a disappointment. It grows slow and blooms sparsely. When we ordered it through a now defunct local nursery about ten years ago we didn't know it was going to cost us $80 when it arrived. So it was a bad investment. It's spindly and about six feet tall.