My thoughts are with the people suffering from the extreme weather we hear so much about in the news these days. While we are not having extreme conditions here, we are in the throes of summer weather - sweltering days with little rain. And we're all feeling it - me and the plants. Our rhododendrons' leaves are starting to shrivel. I've never had to water them before, but I have started hoping I can revive them. Thank goodness the rain barrel is still providing water. The water smells but is still good for the plants.
I've been watering, so the vegetable garden is doing okay. This past week we had the last of the spinach, broccoli, wax beans, and two kinds of squash from it. However, I didn't get any pictures - too busy trying to beat the heat. Anyway, here are a few pictures I did get from my Second Look.
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| This is the planter outside of Ward's shop. His father made it for him from an old water heater. Ward selects plants for it every year. |
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| Not sure where the bird had been to get muddy feet, but it left tracks on our porch railing. |
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| The hydrangea blooms are fading and turning pink. |
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| More daylilies are blooming. |
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| Miraculously the deer haven't eaten these hostas, and they are blooming. |
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| Even though the wind drops a lot of pears, the trees are still full of growing fruit. |
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| I planted two sets of sunflowers along this fence, and this is the only one that came up. We'll see how it does because something has been enjoying its leaves. |
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| Uncle Billy invited us over to pick in his blueberry patch. |
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| I find it interesting that blueberries in the same cluster ripen at such different rates. |
That's about it for this week. However, let me add that I am very thankful for a working air conditioner.
Until next time...
