Despite my intellectual attraction to farming, it may be a good thing I don't live off the land. By mid-July, I struggle to maintain my enthusiasm for the garden. It hasn't even been hot this year, by North Carolina standards, but mosquitoes keep me indoors far more than I'd like. So I confess - I've slipped in my resolution to take one good backyard photograph daily. Still, here's 10 of my favorite photos from the last month.
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| Chocolate pepper, just starting to ripen |
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| Coreopsis after the rain |
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A coneflower rescued from the bunny, now potted
and in the recovery ward on the front porch |
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Bees adore butterfly weed (and pretty much everything else
in the butterfly garden). |
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One of the last brandywine pink heirloom tomatoes,
calling for mozzarella. |
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| Finally - a butterfly (black swallowtail) appeared in the butterfly garden! |
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| My new orchid |
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| Magnolia |
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| Zinnia and friend in the late afternoon sun. |
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| Common buckeye butterfly - a first sighting |
3 comments :
That Pepper looks so yummy! I harvested my first Tomato a couple of weeks ago. Nothing is better than fresh-picked produce. Lovely photos, as always!
Sheila so much going on...flowers and veggies and some lovely butterflies....just an amazing 10 days in your garden and a yummy one too!
I am almost (almost) getting tired of tomatoes at this point in the summer. I can't believe I said that! A good problem to have :)
Donna, I am amazed at how much continues to go on in my small garden. I keep thinking I'll run out of material for daily photographs, but it's not been happening.
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