Peaceful Day in the Garden

Weeding is a constant, but sometimes you just have to step back and appreciate God's handiwork. The flowers are blooming all over, some already going to seed. Most vegetable plants are doing well, too. With it finally feeling more like summer, tomatoes are getting red. And the new plantings of radishes, lettuce, and beets have sprouted with the promise of veggies for the fall! Now if I can just remember to thin them in time...

redwood, fountain grass, and wild flowers

Even the gnome gets it.

black-eyed Susans

herbs in flower...

...welcome bees

hummingbird just buzzed the feeder -- now waiting in the tree for the big birds to leave

woodpecker getting fat on sugar water

crepe myrtle making its way back from the polar vortex

crepe myrtle - much shorter than last year

giant cleome

giant cleome towering over the 4' fence

rose of sharon

rose of sharon

gold finch munching on fresh sunflower seeds

knocks outs are back! (still some deadwood to be cut)

mystery lilies aka naked ladies

it's a mystery how they got there

hosta flower

hosta bud

spaghetti squash

fall crops -- radishes, lettuce, beets

beets

lettuce

radishes

 

mint -- mojito anyone?

the neighbors kindly shared their harvest :)

BLT salad with blue cheese dressing (tomato from my garden)

visiting kitty resting peacefully