A moment in time...

A Shiekh walks into a Jewish synagogue day school to pick up the kids
An Asian family is leaving
A Jew and a Catholic say hello

August changes

Today was cloudy and rainy, not the best if you want to be taking photos with a consideration to light... which is what I told myself I'd start doing.
I always end up with the thought that this is a capture of a moment in time to show me next year, what my garden looked like this year.
So, here are dull, no sun photos of August.

end of July - favorite

I think that this is the garden's peak.
Everything is blooming and green.
Since the end of July, we've had some really hot days, not a lot of rain, and everything is starting to look worn out. I'll take some pics of August today.

In the meantime, July's glory:

Mid July Color

Purple on Purple




Cleome - Bee Weed



Yellow on Yellow with a healthy agastache

New June Bloomers

Couldn't resist capturing these views....









I think this is a bee balm... pleeeeeese make it see and have more.

Looking Good in June

It's been a little warm, so things are looking a little wilted. The plants are all fuller than usual, and the things that are blooming are beautiful. I think this may be the best year yet.





































Pots

Trail Ragnar AAR

Hunter boots
rain jacket
rain poncho
fleece
long pants

pitch tent on highest ground
dig a gulley around the footprint

wet wipes!
lots of towels
toilet paper

plan meals through the night
pack each meal prepped and labeled in a bag

trail shoes
gators
headlamp
knuckle lights!

May Growth

I went on a trip to San Diego recently, and in looking at the gardens realized that there are some things that I have put in my garden in the past that I did not do this year.
Last year I had a fuchsia in the hanging basket. We didn't get to see how it would grow because we gave its life in favor of some birds that nested in the pot. With my seagrass birdhouse/nest hanging above the pot this year, I could have tried again. I don't recall seeing any fuchsia at the garden store, and am thinking maybe the cold weather this year gave it a late start. I'm making this note to see if I can remind myself to try again next year.

Lobelia... I love the bright blue flowers. Again, none at the garden center.

So, let's see how the garden is doing this year...
The pots are looking great! of course, we've had rain and no super hot days. The super hots are the demise of the pots.

LOVE how this urn turned out this year.

Kitchen window border:

Look at the yellow iris!

I love this bed. Gets fuller every year! Working on getting the other one to look like this too - and fill in some of the blank spots ;-)

Front bed:

Foxgloves are playing games with me. I originally planted a white one, and added a pink. The white gave me 2 years, and the pink 1. I replaced the pink in the second year. Now I have no white, and the second year of the pink. I thought they were perennial, but maybe they are biennial?

And look at what's on the lamp post!!