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While fall and spring are my favorite seasons, in that order, I do love summer for all the gorgeous flowers everywhere! And naturally I’ve taken some photos of them. Plus I have photos of the garden as it was the first few days of July. So without further ado, please enjoy early summer blooms and plants.

First, let’s check in with the vegetable garden. All the plants are happy and growing.

healthy, growing garden!

tomato

pepper

the cuke climbs the fence

cukes, another view

all the yellow flowers become cucumbers

cucumber flower

Next is a collection of photos from my favorite walking path near my house. So many interesting plants!

wild raspberries (these are from the park)

wildflowers

spiderwort

dianthus (I think)

dianthus (I think again)

milkweed

milkweed

black-eyed Susans

bee balm

bee balm

bee balm up close

white morning glories? (seen at 7 a.m.)

blackberries?

sure look like blackberries

bee balm and pond

bee balm with bee!!

To close, some photos from my own garden.

State fair zinnias along the fence

zinnia

zinnia

zinnia

pink coneflower just starting to open

our only rose bud this year

I have so many photos of bee balm that I thought they deserved their own gallery.

buds almost open

a little further along

and further along still

full bloom, red bee balm

double blossom?

the group of them

same group, further away

dark pink bee balm just opening up

full bloom

group of dark pink bee balm

Do you have a favorite summer flower? There are so many, it’s hard to choose but I do love the bee balm.  And here I’ve displayed three different colors.  I’ll be back soon with more photos of summer flowers. Do come back and take a look!