The projected temperature today was 102 degrees. It is 100 now at 4:47 p.m. Thought I'd post a few photos of my garden as it looks today. Here we have remnants of okra plants left for me by a small nuclear family of rabbits, plus their assorted cousins and friends. Getting them out of my garden at 6:30 this morning was like herding cats. As I watched them make their leisurely retreat, I saw the various breaches in my fencing. Good thing I planted enough for their family and mine.
I'm including this photo of passion flower for its unusual architecture and beauty. It smells like grape candy.
This is a slick glass birdbath with dead bees in it. It is tucked conveniently by the winterberry bush which is in full bloom. I learned the hard way that bees need water and a way to access it. Therefore, according to my wise friend Connie the beekeeper, Townbees.blogspot.com, put a stick or rock in your birdbath. The silver lining, and I almost always try to find one in these learning opportunities, is that this is a mistake that I will not be making from this day forward. My other birdbath now has a nicely bleached oyster shell in it for easy ingress and egress.
From this vantage point, in the foreground, we see asparagus fronds; echinacea (pink cone flower which reseeds like crazy); oregano to the left of birdbath with oyster shell; catnip (cat mint) to the right of birdbath; pretty blue wine bottle; pickling and burpless cucumbers; black beauty eggplant; zuchinni and crookneck squash; Jubilee, Brandywine and Beefmaster tomatoes; cubanelle, jalapeno, banana (hot and sweet) peppers; basil; onions; okra; and sunflowers. Promises of good things to come.
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