My little jungle

I love sitting on my balcony this time of year, and I'm lucky when it's cool and non-mosquitoey enough to do so. The best thing is just being surrounded by all the things I nurtured, seeing them turn into a jungle of life. There are over twenty plant species, some of which I adopted when they came up volunteer, some of which I lovingly tended from seeds, and some of which I bought from nurseries and co-planted with new siblings of other species. So many shades of green, types of leaves, even scents. It's not a lot of effort compared to the pleasure I get from my jungle. Here are some bits of color: