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| I thank an unknown former gardener for planting dozens of these fragrant happy daylilies. |
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| A raw swiss chard salad with decorative edible nasturtiums. Young chard is not that bitter and raw greens are said to be more nutritious. |
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| An indescribable pink lily |
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| Titmouse fledglings splashed in the bird bath. This one then basked in the sun on the roof of the shed. |
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| The surprise of new life after months in which this sword fern, left outside all winter, appeared dead. |
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| First sungold cherry tomato of the season |
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| Hydrangea after rain. I am developing a preference for the varied shades of pinkish purplish blue flowers that emerge in the absence of acid fertilizer. |
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| A hibiscus with blooms bigger than my hand drapes over the driveway. |
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| We've been having frequent late afternoon thunderstorms, and I'm rarely having to water the garden. |
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| I came home from work to find this top-heavy heirloom tomato plant collapsed, breaking the stake. Miraculously, its stems were not broken and my husband was able to prop it up and restake it. |
