{Devil's-Walkingstick - Aralia Spinosa}

Near the road, alongside the creek we found these flowers up a tree on August 12, so husband Pieter did make some photos and I did look it up and came to the solution: Devil's-Walkingstick - Aralia Spinosa.

At first we were a bit misled because some sites were speaking about this tree having thorny prickles on its stem.
But the Caroline Nature site about Devil's-walkingstick (Aralia spinosa) did give us the explanation for that.
If you click the above link and scroll down you will read: The name Devil's-walkingstick comes from the trunks of small trees, which are armed with many stout prickles.
Aha, only the small trees!

Our tree is already quite tall and husband Pieter had to zoom into these flowers.

So we got another mystery solved and now know the name of this tree.

Those flowers were also fragrant, we could smell them when we walked outside.
Do any of you have a Devil's walkingstick?

In The Netherlands we knew the Aralia Elata, or in Dutch: Duivelswandelstok.
Difference Between Aralia Spinosa and Aralia Elata ← click it

{199 Countries Visited - Welcome Sao Tome and Principe + Update}

Well, I missed my 198th country; no clue which one it was but JUST by chance I noticed there was a difference and yes, we're now to 199 total. 

Welcome Sao Tome and Principe!

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE and info of this small island nation in central Africa.

The smallest country in Africa, just north of the Equator. Click the above link to find out more.
Once more: thank you so much for visiting my humble blog and for all your comments!

October so far is lovely, even with its unexpected cooler start during the first weekend.

Temperatures of 32°C for the entire weekend.

Nice weather for Columbus Day on October 12 and celebrated on the 13th.
You will also be able to start reading about our Arizona trip on October 23rd.
Wishing everyone in the USA a happy Columbus weekend and all else a happy new week!

Related link:
{197 Countries Visited - Welcome  Somalia + Update} | previous post by me

{Kauai Blue & White Torenia}

If you love to have an ever-blooming container plant for next summer, you should look for this Kauai Blue & White Torenia.

It seems to be family of the snapdragon...

Lovely foliage too.

These photos are from August 7...

This photo is from July 4, where it still was looking at its very best!

A very loyal bloomer and quite tolerant to heat.

Related link:
{Vinca Extreme White from Home Depot} | previous post by me