there's a flower lull in the garden right now -
a dormant period between spring and summer,
as green leaves drink from the sun
and push flower buds closer to the blue sky.
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| purple cone flower |
our yard has turned from bubble gum pink to uncontrollable green.
everything is growing!
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| lavender |
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| goldenrod |
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| disgruntled baby cardinal |
the store-bought snapdragons are blooming -
and the little alyssum seeds Joseph planted
have put out tiny white and purple flowers.
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| as a child, i used to love making these dragons 'snap'! i still do. |
everything is doing the hard work of growing.
even the fig (or, rather, especially the fig),
that was killed back by the late frost.
it will be interesting to see if i can get to the ripe figs
before all the little critters -
they will be very low to the ground this year!
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| the highest fig leaves. |
i am working on a separate post about the lords&ladies plants.
they are very busy morphing
from ladies into lords.
it is a fascinating process to observe.
here's a teaser photo....
besides all the green growing that i am excited to see,
there is plenty going on that i would rather not.
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| bad vine. |
mostly, i am constantly pulling out vines.
some come more willingly than others.
they seem to all grown exponentially
whenever i turn my back.
i'm not against vines, if they are going to grace me
with some flowers or berries.
with some flowers or berries.
those can stay.
i've been twining this clematis vine around the light pole
each morning when i bring in the newspaper.
this year, i've resolved to not cover up our house number.
it got impossible for people to find us.
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| good vine. |
we've been in this house for ten years now.
when we moved in, this maple tree was about my height.
(and the kids used the swingset.)
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| maple tree. |
so, right now,
i water
and wait.
