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| Allium. Early on, the allium had a bad case of black aphids. I managed to get rid of them, but they stunted the growth and blooms this year. |
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| Abelia |
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| The anemone is blooming about a month earlier than last year. |
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| The surprise lilies are always a pleasant surprise. |
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| After the white 4 o'clocks have been blooming for months, these pink ones bloomed. Another fun surprise. |
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| A rare photo of a black-eyed susan before all of its petals are eaten. I just noticed it looks like it's growing out of a violet plant. :) |
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| The fuss-free begonias continue to thrive along our front walk. |
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| A bird-planted sunflower in a pot on our front porch. |
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| Vincas and petunias in front of Ward's shop. |
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| A broken limb on an apple tree. This is an old tree, and the first time it has produced more than a couple of apples since we moved in. Over the years, it has been limbed up, so most of the apples are out of reach. Now we have some easy picking. Unfortunately, the apples aren't ripe yet and won't get any sweeter. I see a lot of sour applesauce in our future. |
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| The bees are enjoying rotten pears. The whole area smells like fermenting fruit. |
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| A rare sighting of a native ladybug on the fence to the vegetable garden. These days, we see mostly the problematic imported Asian ladybugs. |
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| We have seen our first spotted lanternfly in our yard. The spotted lantern fly is new to this country and was first found in Pennsylvania. It is highly damaging to many woody plants, and they are trying desperately to stop its spread. |
That's all for now. Ward and I are off to WV this weekend for a family reunion.
Until next time...
