Volunteers in the Mint bed

I planted a new mint bed this spring and added our compost to the soil and look what came up!

Squash and Tomato in the Peppermint

More Squash and Tomato in the Spearmint

Cucumber hiding in there...pretty exciting for this fresh cucumber lover.

Rain Fell (1.3 inches)

Believe the squash are lost, cucumber too.

Squash came up in the compost

White Patty Pan (our new favorite)

 

June Drought

Photo taken last Wednesday of our dry lawn, since then we have gotten 1/2" of rain.

 

Flowers

 

Despite a drought, Mimosa is in full flower

Cosmos in Pink Light

Daylily after a Rain (finally)

Yellow Lily

Frilly Lily

Petunia Planter

Swallowtail (and bee) on thistle

 

Deer like Red Beans

 

We had a smart doe able to jump our fence, and ate the red beans (first row), leaving the pintos for us.  A generous doe, with a bean (and pea) fed fawn in tow.   

Being the end of June, we had to put the tomato seedlings in come hell or high water.  We have been in drought all of June, so we kept the tomato seedlings in pots to make watering easier till a rain was forecast.  We had a forecast for yesterday, but only got 0.3 inch.  We got hell.  However, always hopeful for a better July. 

Roses are Rambling

Magic Rose (volunteer) reaches the roof

Rufer Rambling Rose

 

Mary Hines Dutton Rose

Pink Bud

Rufer Rambling Rose