The ducks were having a grand time in the water. 

 I am always amused when I see them go underwater with their bottoms in the air, and I always wondered if they closed their eyes when they went under….. 

I guess I have my answer.

   ~”Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.”~ Michael Caine

 When I think of Hydrangeas I think of old fashioned gardens. 

To me, they spell romance and warm summer days. 

Mine are all very young  but I was able to get enough to fill a vase  this year. 

 It ended up in my bedroom. 

It is so fulfilling to see flowers from your own garden right before you fall asleep and as soon as you wake up in the morning,

especially when they are hydrangeas! 

~”Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet
in a crowded day – like writing a poem or saying a prayer”~
-  Anne Morrow Lindbergh 

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The temperatures are in the high 90’s to low 100’s here for the past week or so. 

The heat is one thing, but the humidity makes it so hard to breathe. 

It’s hard to find a spot that is cool to stay in unless you are in front of an air conditioner.

  Although most of my plants love the humidity, I can’t seem to keep everyone’s thirst quenched. 

 It doesn’t matter how much I water, it isn’t enough. 

  I hope most of my plants can endure the heat.  

Some of them are looking awful. 

But I won’t show you those. 

~”What dreadful hot weather we have!  It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.”  ~Jane Austen

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There are so many different flowers. 

I even had a tomato that turned red. 

Unfortunately, the critters that live amongst us decided it would be great fun to pick, take a bite or two and leave in the dirt to rot. 

 I am not sure if it’s squirrels or chipmunks.

Devils, I ‘d say.  They have pulled up every onion I planted too.  Who knew they liked onions. 

 After a long stretch of incredibly warm and very humid weather, we have been almost cold the last few days with nightime temperatures in the upper forties and highs of 70 degrees. 

Very comfy weather and breezy too.

They are predicting very hot weather for this weekend in the 90’s. 

 It has been hard to keep my plants watered with all the cool breezy weather, that wind dries out everything.

I am sure we will be back to reality temperature wise soon, then I will be watering because it’s so hot.  Either way is okay with me.  It’s nice having dry weather for a bit, especially for the holiday weekend. 

Hope you have a great one!

~”As the Garden Grows, so does the Gardener”~unknown

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There are so many colors to take in right now. 

Just when I think how sad it is that a certain flower is done blooming,

 another steps up and takes it’s place.

This lily is so bright and vibrant

   …and huge!   

 My rose “hot cocoa” has begun to bloom. 

Bee Balm is also blooming which means maybe a hummingbird will find my yard. 

 I sure hope so.  I only saw one all last summer.

 This is without a doubt,my favorite time of the year.

 But then I think most gardeners love this time of year the most.

 I hope you are enjoying summer time at your house.

“An addiction to gardening is not all bad when you consider all the other choices in life.”

 Visit Fertilizer Friday at Tootsie Time to see what is blooming in other’s gardens.

Visit Scenic Sunday

 We stopped along the Delaware River and had a picnic. 

 He is an avid fly fisherman so we stopped to see some of his fishing spots. 

It was such a pretty place. 

We saw an eagle’s nest as well as a cow or two.

 The purple phlox were everywhere as well as many other wild flowers. 

 Birds were singing and swooping in and out.

It was a wonderful day with so much to see and enjoy. 

It was peaceful as well as beautiful.

Makes me understand why he likes to fish there so much. 

~Sit by a river.
Find peace and meaning
In the rhythm
Of the lifeblood of the Earth~Author Unknown

 There are so many colors and fragances.

I thought I would give bigger views this week of what’s blooming here.

There’s plenty to see. 

The bees and the birds have been very busy this week.  It’s nice to see all the activity in the yard. 

I have a chipmunk in my garden this year and there’s the squirrels. 

 Not so thrilled about them but they are amusing at times. 

  My vegetables are enjoying the hot weather and growing well.

   And the flowers….. 

Just Gorgeous!

~The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.  ~Hanna Rion

Go on over to see Glenda at Tootsie time for more gardens to enjoy.

 Perfect garden weather. 

There was so much to photograph. 

 It was hard to choose only a few of them for this post.

Hopefully nice weather is here to stay.  

~Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower
could preoccupy a person so completely that there simply
wasn’t room for any other thought…. ~ Sophie Scholl

 

Visit Tootsie Time to see what is blooming in other’s gardens.

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There is a lot of blooming going on right now.

 Tulips, daffodils and pansies along with lilacs are all lovely smiling for the camera.

There’s a lot of color.

As well as white.

There is nothing like spring time. 

~How can one help shivering with delight when one’s hot fingers close around the stem of a live flower, cool from the shade and stiff with newborn vigor!  ~Colette

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 We were able to put them in place, fill one of them and put a few plants in that can stand some cold weather. (pretty sure there will be more of that to come.)

I planted some lettuce and snap peas for now. Of course it was the hottest day of the year and with everything else we needed to do in the yard, we were very  hot, dirty and tired when we finished. 

 Sounds like a good day of gardening to me. 

 Today is supposed to rain.  Sounds good. I think we will take this day of rest and enjoy it.

~Gardening is a matter of your enthusiasm holding up until your back gets used to it.  ~Author Unknown