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What Rain May Come?
Still waiting for rain. Doesn't look like much of that will be happening tonight, it's all going south of us again. In the meantime, some of the sunset cloud color. At least it was pretty.
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Summer Ladies
The flowers of summer are coming out in force here now. Not the least among them are some named for ladies. Well, not completely, but I think of Stella as a lady no matter what they said about her....
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Catching Up Again
My apologies, the formatting has changed and I'm not quite up to speed yet. Cricket, on 05-24-12. Cricket is one year old today (06-06-12). Happy Birthday, little girl. Meanwhile, out in the garden...
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Sun Salad
This tiny salad has my first Sungold tomato of the season, and some of the basil I cut yesterday. It makes my tongue tingle with living energy to eat things so fresh and good!
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Show of Color
Ms. Monarda fistulosa has shown me her color as of a couple of days ago--June 7, the first bit of bloom is opening. Soon the whole patch will be full of color and scent, and bees and butterflies will...
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I Don't Know What-All
I'm about a week behind here. This was the Monarda on June 10, blooming herself silly. And there were bees working it; not bumblebees but these carpenter bees. They have really been loving it this...
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All My Little Green Friends
Yes, while I was gone, Ms. Monarda was busy blooming away. She's getting taller every year! Some year I may come out and find her taller than I am. This nice green friend is the little pineapple sage...
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Already Wilted.
Please, Sol. Take a break. I think the high was over 100 F here in Topeka today, and all week promises to be nearly the same, with lows only going down into the mid-70s. Not really worth trying to turn...
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Chill.
First, the Moon was looking pretty cool yesterday evening. Moving on toward first quarter. Today, a lemonade ice bar was just the chill I needed. Icy, sweet, good. Mmm.
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Good Days, Sunshine (Really).
Some good does come from all the heat and sun, as long as I can keep up with the watering. I am trying to maintain a happy attitude. There are quite a few arms of the Sungold that look like this now....
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It Must Be July
At the car wash, baby. I tried to make it rain, but it didn't. Mama Moon, July 2. Moon Lake. Local holiday color! The rockets' red glare. Boom! Fun with Neon. What will be the seed head of the Monarda...
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Is That All There Is?
On the 9th, enough rain to make me have to use the wipers, wow! But...that's all there was to it. There was a nice sunset, though. And I cooked some wonderful summer squash with onions, and fresh herbs...
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Dry. Bright.
Hey, it's dry out there. But because I water them, the Sungold tomatoes are lovely and juicy and bright. That fresh pop of flavor, there's nothing like it! Come, little friends, I'd like to have you in...
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Well, Look!
I was awakened by thunder and sprinkles this morning. Later it rained steadily for about an hour. I think we might have gotten about half an inch in Topeka. It made me and the lemon balm very happy!
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Another Batch of Catching Up and It's Still Too Hot
Oh, Sun. July 18. Too much of a good thing is more than enough. Hmm. Same day, new stuff? Will it mean anything? Well, in any case, this little dill plant is happy, if somewhat lonely. July 20 by now.
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Another Batch of Ketchup, er, Catch-Up
No, I'm not making catsup, or ketchup either. Even if I had that many tomatoes, it would still be too hot. July 22. Hanging around Gage Park looking for cool pictures. The guy fishing here must have...
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Aha! We Got Some
Rain, that is. Officially, rainfall in Topeka since yesterday afternoon ranged from 0.19 in. at Forbes Field to 0.65 in. at Billard Airport. Since I live a lot closer to Billard than to Forbes, I'm...
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Why so Long?
Between posts, that is. I dilly, I dally. I am a born procrastinator. And then there is Facebook. Where I am not limited to talking to myself. So, sure, there are some pictures. Gage Park is always a...
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Moon When Everything Ripens
I was looking up names for the Full Moons and found that the moon of August was called by some native people "The Moon When Everything Ripens." That is fitting, as there is a glut of fresh fruits,...
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Everything In Between
So, everything else from the first half of August. I want to say that on August 2 in my back yard I saw a monarch butterfly floating serenely on the breeze. I took a deep breath, and felt the wheel...
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Closed. Shut. Defunct. Boarded Up.
I would say, with no new posts for a year and a half, that this blog is effectively closed. I would like to start a new blog. So I will leave this collection here, and link it to the newer one when...
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