A little trip through the garden can offer up quite the experience. Check out the stowaway grasshopper that hung out on one of my aloe plants for days. It was the perfect spot for her/him on those big juicy leaves, conveniently placed under a shade tree. Some of the succulent plants in the gallery are my favorites that I picked up a few years ago at the local garden club's annual plant sale. These very plants offered up my initial fascination and appreciation for succulents. With a little care from me, they have multiplied at record speed and filled my garden with much beauty and joy.