my new flag, bought at the Bellevue Arts Fair over the weekendIt's gloriously hot here, savanna hot, the plants trying to channel their veld cousins. The cats are lions in the shade napping the day away. I worked in the yard today and sweated out the last of the dreary winter and wet spring and drank liters of water to keep up with the transition.
harvesting columbine seeds to spread in the fall
blueberries just beginning to turn dusky
The hammock is hung and awaiting your pleasure
The chickens had a hot weather treat (they go bonkers for watermelon)---------------
My hot weather gardening secret: the Dear Liza bucket. Take a 5-gallon utility bucket and drill a very small hole in the bottom. Glue a little screen patch over the hole if you are feeling industrious, as this will keep the hole from getting blocked by bits of leaf. Place next to your favorite thirsty plant and fill. Over the next 30-45 minutes the bucket will decant slowly into the ground. Targeted watering at it's best!
a hydrangea, crumpling in the heat, is revived!
quince tree taking a drink---------------
Eggs laid in the coop today: 5
Eggs laid this year: 539
Eggs laid in the coop today: 5
Eggs laid this year: 539
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And now I've got the bucket song going through my head. Thank you *ever* so much, Sarah, for the marvelous ear-worm. I'll have to think of a suitable reward. [Aaaaargh! [runs off into the distance]
It's the worst kind of ear-worm....the circular song. It can go on forever.
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