late spring blooms

Spring arrived just in time for summer here in the frozen tundra with things blooming about two weeks later than average.  Here’s a few of the blooms in my garden in the last week or so.  I love this columbine that grows in a crack in the patio.  It comes back every year. I have … More late spring blooms

Beauty seen yesterday

Just a quick post to share some beauty I saw and managed to capture in photos yesterday.  First, this gorgeous sunrise whilst waiting for the bus: Next a couple of photos of what I’m guessing are hibiscus.  I didn’t think they wintered here but my friend in Illinois tells me she has seen hibiscus there … More Beauty seen yesterday

summer gardening fun

Well, that weatherman who said that summer was over was just plain wrong.  It’s back!! Not quite by popular demand.  We’re having another heat wave, back into the 90s for the next several days.  Thank goodness there is A/C!  Meanwhile,  I’ve taken a lot of photos of things growing in the last few weeks that … More summer gardening fun