Today's Blooms

morning glory

nasturtium bud

Our peas and okra have sprouted in a garden we put in last week, and the herbs, flowers, and vegetables we planted early in the season and last year, in smaller 8 ft. X 8 ft. raised gardens in our backyard, are flourishing, with a few setbacks from some caterpillars we're trying to control with Bt and the old-fashioned way of locating the caterpillars and crushing them. I don't know if the much above average temperatures we've experienced this year have influenced an increase and diversity of garden pests, but I wouldn't be surprised if climate change is affecting our gardening experience. But our flowers are blooming, and I'm looking forward to later-season blooms, too.

Here are a few photos I took this afternoon during a very light rain.

blanket flower

blanket flower

hydrangea

hydrangea

daylily

daylily

johnny jump-up

 

onion

landscape with cat