A card from a friend, and there is glitter and there are sparkles.
A few days ago we had the summer solstice, bringing us to the down side of daylight in our days. And now that we're into July, the year is half over.
This is not about gloom and doom, just marveling at how quickly the days are passing. The wonder of smmer has just begun.
This evening I was watering a friend's plants. She has a lovely polinator garden in her front yard. And a wonderful vegetable garden in big containers on her upstairs balcony. The deer can only dream of her goodies, way out of their reach.
Last summer my garden soothed me during the hard days of eye surgery complications. I would go out in the evenings and water in the days's coolness and go out in the morning and marvel.
This summer I'm counting down to another eye surgery at the end of this month, and I believe all will be well. I'm watering in the evenings once again, except for Monday, when we had the most amazing rain. And each morning I'm marveling once again at the growth that happened during the night.
My dream of morning glories on the back porch railings is beginning - the plants are vining. Those squash I love will surely have blossoms any day now. For all their late start, the tomatoes look amazing. I planted basil in a container today.
I always am a little slow getting started in the spring, and I'm always so happy when the plants are growing. While I'm hanging back a little, the perenniels appear and I remember what I love about growing things.
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July is actually when summer finally begins here in Maine... 80 degree days- not always but often, rain in the afternoon to water the plants.....cool nights for good sleeping. Mosquitos- not my favorite thing and more than a few have bitten me.
My fenced garden is full of waist high weeds.....the grape vines are full but we never actually get any grapes. Several paths and beds are full of Lily of the Valley....that plant can sure take over a SPACE.
The Jeep is gone....what a miserable vehicle that was. even the computer engineer couldn't figure out WHY so many buttons/screens etc. He actually refused to drive it. It had to be towed away. Wouldn't start. Husband was bewildered by the car in the last weeks and months of actually knowing how to drive.. I was glad he failed to get it started. We took my car...a key and no computer. And even that was "so NOT a good idea".
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