Ginger surprise

As I opened the front door this evening to let Marquise the screaming cat outside, I found the monstrous ginger plant has bloomed. It's so beautiful.

Houston blooms about this time of the year. It's gorgeous. My begonias hanging on the front patio gate have come back with a vengeance, and the Boston fern has taken over the flower bed by the door.

It's beautiful for now. But once the Texas sun gets to baking next month, it'll be a struggle to keep it pretty. Houston's humidity helps.

Found this brave little lizard, left, hanging out on the wall behind the ginger. He changed his color from brick beige to ginger-leaf green just before I took this photograph. I guess he likes being spotted.