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Christian Men’s Breakfast, September 11, 2010

The Christian Men's Breakfast in Davie, Florida, is starting again this Saturday. NEW LOCATION. Use the "CONTACT" tab at the top of this page if you have questions.

The discussion notes ( PDF / TEXT ) for breakfast on Saturday, September 11, 2010 are now online — ”The Object of Your Worship”. Sometimes I’ve heard Christians complain they don’t care for a certain style of worship. But WAIT! Who are we worshiping — you or GOD?? Study verses: Matthew 4:7-11.

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Pink Aloe Plant in Davie, Florida

This pretty pink aloe plant, in our yard in Davie, Florida, is another low maintanance plant that seems to always be in bloom.1 All images here are fairly high resolution. Feel free to click on the photos for a closer look!

Pink Aloe plant in Davie, Florida; © Tom Truex, 2010
The Aloe plant is as useful as it is beautiful. The cactus like leaves have a gooey sap that’s good when applied to minor burns. Commercially it’s used in lots of stuff.
Pink Aloe, © Tom Truex, 2010
At right is another view of the pink aloe in our yard, zoomed out a bit.
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  1. This plant was originally mentioned in my former blOg at davie.TV, in June 2005, when I was still the Mayor of Davie, FL. As you can see from the photos in this post, taken on July 17, 2010, our clump of aloe plants is still going strong. ↩

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Crepe Myrtle (aka Crape Myrtle)

Crepe Myrtle
Crepe Myrtle
There are, apparently, many varieties of Crepe Myrtle1, under the scientific names, Lagerstroemia speciosa or Lagerstroemia indica. Our tree, in Davie, Florida, is about 10 or 15 years old and stands no more than 15 feet tall. We bought it in a pot at Flamingo Gardens. Some sources describe a taller variety (40 feet) as the Queen Crepe Myrtle. Our tree blew over in Hurricane Wilma (2005). We tipped it back up, and braced it with a two-by-four for a couple of years. I’m expecting it to be history when we have our next big storm. But until then, it has beautiful pink blooms, pictured here.

According to Tropical Trees (Dorthy and Bob Hargreaves, Ross-Hargreaves, publishers, 1965):

Speciosa comes from the Latin meaning “pleasing to the eye.” This beautiful deciduous tree, native of India, in certainly pleasing to the eye. It is valued for its tough red timber, medicinal use, and ornamental beauty. Many in South Florida, Jamaica, and other Caribbean Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, South America and Mexico.

  1. The spelling seems to be equally correct, if either “Crepe Myrtle” or “Crape Myrtle” is used ↩

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