diff --git a/src/plot.jl b/src/plot.jl
index b6027656..aa42bd7a 100644
--- a/src/plot.jl
+++ b/src/plot.jl
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ end
 # a list of series KW dicts.
 # note: at entry, we only have those preprocessed args which were passed in... no default values yet
 function _plot!(plt::Plot, d::KW, args::Tuple)
-    # d[:plot_object] = plt
+    d[:plot_object] = plt
 
     # --------------------------------
     # "USER RECIPES"
diff --git a/src/series.jl b/src/series.jl
index b2ab68b2..f3df4afb 100644
--- a/src/series.jl
+++ b/src/series.jl
@@ -273,14 +273,15 @@ end
     end
 end
 
-#
-#
-# # function without range... use the current range of the x-axis
 
-# @recipe function f(f::FuncOrFuncs)
-#     plt = d[:plot_object]
-#     f, xmin(plt), xmax(plt)
-# end
+
+# function without range... use the current range of the x-axis
+
+@recipe function f(f::FuncOrFuncs)
+    plt = d[:plot_object]
+    xmin,xmax = axis_limits(plt[1][:xaxis])
+    f, xmin, xmax
+end
 
 #
 # # --------------------------------------------------------------------