Frog Flowers

I'm not a big fan of annuals -- I prefer paying for a plant once and having it around for a long time. Unless our bizarre weather kills it. Or a friendly dog digs it up or eats it. In any case, my relentless oppression prevents NDM from playing with many annuals. This year we have just one, on the back porch in a frog planter my parents gave us.

I must admit I'm warming to them a bit. These things are lasting forever, and it is nice to have some lingering color in the back yard. Plus the planter is apparently too sophisticated for Mag to consume its contents.