Summer Winding Down....

Well...

we haven't had anymore rain,

since a couple weeks ago,

when we had the six inches.

But, things are still happy.

The back, which is mostly Horse Herb, 

is greening up.

The Lantana is finally blooming.

The Ruellia is finally blooming, too.

I was beginning to think they'd just skip this summer.

And, the Plumbago is putting on a show.

The heat has returned.

There have been a lot of triple digit days here.

But, the forecast is for cooler and wetter days ahead.

We just cross our fingers, when we hear these forecasts.

But our Texas Sage, which is always reluctant to bloom,

is putting on a blooming show.

It's suppose to be a good omen for rain.

Let's hope the sage, and the weather guys,

are right.

We're certainly ready for some rain again.

And, cooler weather would be even more welcome.

Hope all is good in your garden.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

The First Day of Fall....

It's already Fall.

I'm hoping the weather around here

believes it.

We've been pretty warm....

HOT...

for the last few weeks.

And, dry.

Ruby Chrystal Grass

The forecast is for cooler, wetter weather.

We'll see.

Caldium Pot

I haven't been keeping up with this blog too well,

this summer.

Autumn Joy Sedum

I mean...there hasn't been anything much going on here.

Hyacinth Bean

How many times can I whine to you,

about the heat, or the drought...

Inland Sea Oats

...or the floods, or the cold?

Liriope

You've heard over and over,

about the ever present deer.

Yikes!

And the bugs!

Garlic Chives

Of course, nice things happen, too.

Lantana

But, like news reports...

there's no drama in nice things.

Bee on Lantana

So...I run out of things to say.

Yes...even me.

Big leaf Jerusalem Sage...finally blooming.

But, me without something to say,

won't last long. 

I'll try to show up more often.

We did get a new weather station,

that I haven't shown you.

Kinda stands out, doesn't it?

Kinda self important?

It gives us all kind of information.

Look at the lower middle.  

That's the forecast...like the guys on tv...

can't make up its mind.

Just hope that rainfall total goes up...

a little.

So...Welcome Fall.

We are SO ready for you here.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

Back Home...

We've been on a trip.

A 5,042 mile trip.

Montana

I took LOTS of photos....sometimes through a not-so-clean windshield.

Wyoming

We drove through areas where snow gets pretty deep.

The above natural 'snow fences', are prettier than the giant wooden ones

along much of the highways up there.

While we were gone, there was some rain.

And, some wind.  

The top of one tree fell onto limbs of another and they came

crashing down.  How it missed the bottle tree, I don't know.

The tree guy came out and took care of it.

This is the tree that was hit by lightning a few years ago.

It needed some trimming back at the top.

We were going to have this done when we got back.

It's a 'trash tree'...a Chinaberry...but, it helps shade the porch.

We trust this tree guy.  He thinks it'll be ok.

The new fenced area really grew.

The Lantana really took off.  And, took over this bed.

Hmmm....maybe I need more room.

The Hyacinth Bean on the veggie fence really took off, too.

Maybe that's why nothing much else than weeds, are doing

well there.  Between the vines and the ever growing

Live Oaks on the other side, there is more and more shade.

There is a lot of clean-up to do.

We missed the 'sawdust' pollen fall of the Cedar Elms.

Well....there was that clean-up.

Now, we have the seed fall.

Leaves will be right behind.

We had a busy weekend.

Out of town guests, football and soccer games 

and, a concert in San Antonio.

St. Mary's Lake, Glacier NP

So, I'm just going to sit at my computer and edit photos.

The clean-up will still be there, when I get to it.

Those pesky garden fairies never show up.

I'll show you some more beautiful scenery soon.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

Bloomday, for June 2014.....

Here I go again....a day late.

But, I wanted to join
Carol at May Dreams Garden
for Bloomday.

There are several things blooming here.
I'll show you a few pictures, with few words.

 Daylily...'Chicago Star'

New Zealand Impatiens

 Jerusalem Sage/plomis fruticosa

 Lantana

 Monarda 'Peter's Purple' and Lantana

 Periwinkle/ vinca

 Impatiens

 Pink Turk's Cap

 Marigold

 Autumn Sage/salvia greggii

 Mealy Blue Sage/salvia farinacea

Purple Heart Bloom/setcreasea pallida

There are a few more.
But, this will do for now.

What's blooming in your garden?
Go over to Carol's, and see what's blooming, around the world.

www.maydreamsgardens.com

Blogger is being squirrely....again.


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'Til later...
Take care...
~~Linda~~