Rainy morning

...nature's way of saying "stay indoors and don't bother watering the plants..."

I planted this little bit of a "garden" last week. The large leafy plant is oregano - it seems to thrive in this tropical climate - and there's Thai basil in there as well. From seed, I'm starting some hungarian wax peppers (thanks mom!), two kinds of lettuce (thanks also, mom!) some sage; and morning glories for our balcony railing, which are already growing like crazy: 

And the lettuce is looking promising as well:

With the (high) price and (low) quality of available produce, it's been tough lately to eat fresh vegetables. I'm really looking forward to some home-grown salads!