Today's forecast said rain, and since we are just a couple days from July....I didn't take Mark Finan seriously. Boy was I wrong. There's not much that keeps us from going outside to check on the garden. On a day that we should have had 90-100 degree weather, we had pouring rain. Umbrellas in hand, but wearing flip-flops because we're in denial, we still made the trek.
My poor garden. This year has been crazy. The weather has been unpredictable. I've spent most of my time fighting weeds and plant disease instead of enjoying the garden.
The plants that do like this rain? The ones that I just planted Sunday...like this Eryngium proteiflorum pictured above.
As we ventured around the garden looking for squash, we came across this poor little bee hanging out on my newly planted
Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne Roderick'. I guess this poor bee wasn't expecting the rain either, and got stuck in the storm. There was still life left in him, so we picked the flower and brought the bee to a protected area.
He's now hanging out in a little pot of succulents near our front door where we can continue to check on him. Will he make it? Probably not. But I love seeing how much my daughter cares for this single bee. And if we do save him..... well, that's just awesome. At 4 years old my daughter recognizes the importance of bee's.... something that most adults take for granted.
She also knows the importance of snails. They feed the ducks :) hahaha.... We pluck them and throw them in the lawn where a couple ducks happen to be enjoying a mud puddle.
And tonight, we go back to summer dreaming. We hear triple digits are on their way again..... but we'll believe it when we see it :)
Today's forecast said rain, and since we are just a couple days from July....I didn't take Mark Finan seriously. Boy was I wrong. There's not much that keeps us from going outside to check on the garden. On a day that we should have had 90-100 degree weather, we had pouring rain. Umbrellas in hand, but wearing flip-flops because we're in denial, we still made the trek.
My poor garden. This year has been crazy. The weather has been unpredictable. I've spent most of my time fighting weeds and plant disease instead of enjoying the garden.
The plants that do like this rain? The ones that I just planted Sunday...like this Eryngium proteiflorum pictured above.
As we ventured around the garden looking for squash, we came across this poor little bee hanging out on my newly planted Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne Roderick'. I guess this poor bee wasn't expecting the rain either, and got stuck in the storm. There was still life left in him, so we picked the flower and brought the bee to a protected area.
He's now hanging out in a little pot of succulents near our front door where we can continue to check on him. Will he make it? Probably not. But I love seeing how much my daughter cares for this single bee. And if we do save him..... well, that's just awesome. At 4 years old my daughter recognizes the importance of bee's.... something that most adults take for granted.
She also knows the importance of snails. They feed the ducks :) hahaha.... We pluck them and throw them in the lawn where a couple ducks happen to be enjoying a mud puddle.
And tonight, we go back to summer dreaming. We hear triple digits are on their way again..... but we'll believe it when we see it :) 
Whoa, you're getting arty with the pictures! Nice! What white daisy do you grow? I bought Shasta daisy seed, but the flowers are way complicated. Doubled, frilly, weird. Not what I expected at all.
ReplyDeleteUnknown daisy variety, it started as an inch tall seedling a year ago... a gift from a friend. It has grown to over 5 ft tall, competition for the nearby fruit salad tree. I threw it there temporarily to add to privacy, until my sochi tea plant there got bigger. Now I have no clue what to do with either of them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! Loved the rain today. I fertilized while it was still going so it could soak in a little better than with my drip system. Here's hoping the peppers actually grow and the tomatoes mature once it gets warm again!
ReplyDeleteOh- and I went and saw Ted on your suggestion- pretty darned cool!
Yeah, summer is shy around here too. We've only had two days above 80 degrees so far this year. It's endearing that your daughter loves the bees. Aren't kids precious?
ReplyDeleteLove the rainy daisy!!!!
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