The morning sun following an evening of rain crispens all the garden a very special green, welcoming me no matter that I am still in my pajamas and drinking my second cup of coffee. Even though our temperatures will once again be in the 90’s, there is a bit of a morning breeze, albeit somewhat humid.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear -- my first sunflower. I am trying hard not to be disappointed in this very small pale yellow flower atop an extremely tall stem. It tends to resemble the baseball placed at the top of my grandson’s tee, so small compared to its trunk. What was I expecting? A saucer sized golden petaled Van Gogh specimen? Maybe that will teach me to read the seed packet just a bit more carefully next time. Here’s hoping a bit of Miracle Gro might help inspire those dozen still in the bud stage?
The hummingbirds are back! The ruby throated little guy that met me at the kitchen window this morning, he drinking his new and fresh sugar water and me pouring my first cup of coffee, seemed to want to offer Doug his thanks for cleaning and refilling his feeder. Come August, and the show will begin -- those little jewels lining up for the feeder and dive bombing each other when they think it is their turn. And as I write this, the cardinals too are delighted with their fresh seed supply, again thanks to Doug who stays attuned to their needs.
Salvador has come this morning to help Doug with some new gutter guards, one more attempt to eliminate gutters as the source of basement water. Before Salvador leaves I hope to have him plant my 3 new tomatoes. I took his advice and bought one Better Bush variety, and then as an experiment, I bought two Talladega varieties, supposedly bred to resist Southern wilt. We’ll be doing a bit of research into this and I’ll keep you posted on the results along the way. The way I figure it, I’ll have a chance at homegrown tomatoes again in mid September. Yes!!!
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