Last night’s beauty

And Lauren, being extremely funny:

What I saw

Lauren and I took a walk last night. I brought the camera. Here are a few highlights:

Does anything say summer is here like a daisy?

Artichokes look like sculpture from below.

I’m fascinated by spirals found in nature. This is the inside of a new canna leaf.

Long shadow legs.

Something lovely

After my last extremely negative rant I feel the need to post something beautiful from my garden. Here is the common cucumber sending out a tendril. I love curlicues and spirals. Especially found in nature.

Garden Update

Here’s how the veggie garden looks today:

Note that the tomatoes are all sticking their little heads up over the tops of the Walls o’ Water. Yeah! We’ve also got zukes, cukes, eggplant, peppers, beans, peas, an artichoke and lots of herbs including 3 basil plants.

In other garden happenings, the blueberries are on their way to ripening. I’ve had a great time taking pictures of them. Such cool looking berries with their little flower-shaped frills.

Here are a couple other shots of stuff from around the yard:

Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) just opened this week. The swallowtails won’t be far behind.

The Philadephus (Mock Orange) is so pretty right now.

The big old hydrangea is changing every day with blossoms ranging from pure chartreuse to pink, lilac and blue. Lovely.

A red variety of Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks) that is really cool looking.

And if you hadn’t guessed by now, I got the camera I was lusting over. It’s FABULOUS!

Magic time

Lately, as we sit at the kitchen table eating our dinner, the sun moves down between the firs and illuminates everything in its path. The seed pods of the Japanese maple (Acer Palmatum “Bloodgood”) glow like they are on fire. It’s incredibly beautiful. Hard to photograph while they are tossing in the evening breeze but I think you get the idea.