The Plumeria Is Leafing Out

I blame Paul James for the fact that I now have a fondness for plumerias. It might become an obsession, but I have very little experience with the tree. I'll let the fondness simmer a little bit before diving into full-on obsession.

The plumeria came to me as a gift from my boyfriend. He went out for such-n-such necessary item for such-n-such DIY project, and he returned SKIPPING into the backyard with a plumeria! I instantly gushed, "HOLY SH*T! YOU FOUND A PLUMERIA?!" because we're romantic like that. He was impressed I knew it was a plumeria right away - he thought it was some kind of cactus until he got close enough to it to read the tag... The kid knows the way to my heart.