Bouquet of the Day

Take the last zinnia of the season

Add to bed of hot coals

Burn until nothing is left

Hopefully this will appease the gods of weather and spring will come early.

Bouquet of the Day

Fresh Love

Y'all know I can't get married without flowers from my Italian lady in the house.

PS:  Happy Birthday, B!

Weed World

This is the barn field.  Next year we might have it plowed and start some serious planting over there.

'Course that didn't stop us from throwing a few seeds over there to do battle with the weeds.

Lone zinnia (sorry for blur- I took the pic).

First Zinnia!

Always a favorite (even when chawed on by Japanese beetles)

What I Did Instead of Internetting

Since the net was out yesterday morning, I gardened instead. For once I got out there before the heat really kicked in. I always want to but then I get sucked in here.

This bed is all weeded now. That's a lot of shit to pull out of one little bed but I don't mulch here. Plants like acanthus, achillea, scabiosa, butterfly weed and feverfew do better without the extra moisture. So do weeds, apparently, eh?

After all that crud was out I was left with lots of new garden space. I filled it with these babies that I grew from seed.

And this is what they'll grow up to be.

Mustard!

We had an awesome summer dinner last night. Hotdogs served with a fine collection of mustards plus two salads that a lovely friend (the one I went camping with who needs a pseudonym here) brought over to share with us. She is a hella cook. One was cole slaw, but not just any cole slaw. She added pineapple juice and raisins- different and tasty! The other was a shrimp and pasta salad. Mmmmm! Then after dinner, something very exciting happened! You will have to wait to find out because I have to get ready to go out to breakfast with my dad. He always shows up early and I'm never ready. Then he says, "Take your time! There's no rush!" But of course I feel rushed since there's someone waiting on me.

PS: I'm having those salads again for lunch today. Other random morning thoughts: I really need to get those zinnia seedlings into the ground. They love hot weather and we're gunnin' for 90 today. Also, we got almost 800 hits yesterday- thank youse!

Okay, enough food-

Here's another zinnia. Are you tired of them yet? Good, me neither!

Zinnia

In yer face!

PS: The have almost no scent and feel like crispy paper.

More Annuals

Sunflower and zinnias. I mostly stick to perennials, but gotta have these happy flowers. Pretty sure they both originated in Mexico. They thrive on hot weather so they're happy this week. And so am I.

Farmers' Market Bouquet

I know I have my own flowers to cut, but not like these ones! This guy says he has about 6 acres of cutting flowers and sells to florists. So jealous!