He loves me, he loves me not type flowers

Before and after, Purplish-Blue wildflower

Big ass brown Mushroom

So one day recently I couldn't help but notice this bad boy had sprouted from the side of a makeshift hill in my backyard. Are you not supposed to spray this with the hose? Because when I do, it releases what appears to be an entire brown cloud of spores off into the air.

Blackberry Plant, Dormant or Dead?

DORMANT! This started as a root in a bag and then did really well for a while..........and then it didn't. It turned brown and lost just about every single leaf. I kept watering it and eventually realized that the stems were green and I figured that had to be a good sign. And now, LEAVES!

Tres Flores

You do NOT mess with a Pine Sawyer Beetle

This beetle must have climbed up from the depths of hell this can be the only explanation. Also, I did NOT kill it. We happened upon it's body while weeding. I then ran from it in case it was just "playing" dead. The next day when we found it in the same spot we figured it was in fact "for real" dead. I have no pine trees in my backyard. We do have a tremendous amount of tree roots and dead wood and I have now learned that this is what these bad boys love.
I'd really like to move away and just leave my house to them.