Crepe myrtle shoots again - twice in one year? + update

I think our spring has come much too hot, too early. My crepe myrtle at the front has decided to shoot again - and it was only February this year when it did last time.

Here's the latest shoots:

Little bit blurry but my camera (on phone) couldn't quite get focused and the sun was shining in such a way that I couldn't see, PLUS my eyes were affected by blepharitis this week).

My blepharitis:

Crepe myrtle shoots update: 2 Oct 2017:

Looking healthy at the moment, hope the current rain will make it even better.

White book-tree shoots

The little-stick-that-was, has now some fairly healthy looking, but tiny, leaves - I am careful to water it daily, and I hope it grows well, like it's pink mate, already shown. These are beautiful trees.

The seedlings came from seeds I managed to find on the road at Coorparoo, when I worked there. They sprigged last December 2016, and the one I saved almost died back to a stick. I relocated it, and worried about it ever surviving, but it appears there is now a chance that it will grow.

Multi flowering on Queen's Wreath

I've been very careful to water this little vine often, as the spot that it is in is very dry indeed. It seems to be going ok. I hope it continues to grow well, although, if my reno goes the way I want, it will have to be moved. 

Blue plumbago is growing

...finally, after it's transplanting from the front corner (the white one is there now).

The rest of the grass is so dry - we have no rain for over 2 months.

Update 10 Jan 2018 -

Can I have a bull-nose roof on the verandah?

...like the little shop down the road?

When my reno gets going, I will have to carefully sort out with the builders what I can get done for my money. It would be nice to have a new roof on the verandah at front.

Been in my house for two years today!

Not always happily. I think I bought in haste, and am certainly repenting at leisure but at least I have a home, and a job...

I don't want to be like the homeless situations in the articles below...

I've had Taffy for two years, Tutti for one, and Tiina is only nine months old. Somewhere between March and September 2016, I lost Janey, my second cat to a car hit.

Here is the front yard in October 2016:

compared to now, late 26th September 2017:

The grass is dry due to no rain for almost 3 months, but the plants are growing and the house has improved a wee bit.

It's very slow progress, but I do get enormous pleasure from tending my garden.

Homeless women in Australia:

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Latest of house and garden - mid Sept 2017