High 80's and 90's all week thru Sat... Maybe some relief on Sunday- down to 70. Nights are still too hot! But I do have rebloom scapes on a little NOID, so it's not all bad. The weather is also forcing me to water the new bed every day, which means lots of time hanging out in the gardens- way better than being in the house! I'm not an indoorsy kinda person.
We have a couple of maples at the end of the field and they're a lovely red in the fall.... Grandpa Walnut (a black walnut about 180 years old according to my hubby) turns first and drops his bright yellow leaves all at once it seems and the pin oaks that I love for their shade pays me back with enough acorns to feed a large army of squirrels. It also makes walking barefoot impossible and it drops it's leaves all freaking winter. The kids make a killing at fall clean up time- the one chore I will payyyyy to keep from having to do! Truly a love-hate relationship with those trees. But they're huge, established shade trees and there's no way I can part with the shade they provide. And where would I put my tree swing?!
He's hanging out on a fennel plant.
Got a bunch of caterpillars hanging around this year- and tons of Monarchs on my zinnias. Third year of having a good patch of milkweed. Have tons of seed pods and leftover seed from this spring.
