There’s not a lot going on around here farm wise. It’s been such a hot, dry summer here in Kentucky. We’ve finally been getting rain the last couple of weeks. So everything is starting to grow again. I haven’t been physically able to get out and work in the gardens, so they are suffering from…
I thought the Day Lillies in the Bible Garden were finished. I was surprised this week to three more blooms. The Hibiscus bushes started blooming this week. I just love the beauty of these plants. From the extremely interesting bud, to the cone shaped flower, and finally to the lovely large flower. This is on…
We had severe storms move through Kentucky on Thursday afternoon. While there were no tornados, the high winds did lots of damage. Here are a few pictures from our yard. In the side yard, that’s the kids fort. Can you see the pine tree in the front yard that’s falling over? This Red Bud Tree…
It has been sooooo hot in Kentucky this week! 101, 104, 105 Too hot!! Factor in the humidity, and we haven’t ventured outside for much this week. We’ve had to water every night, as it is so dry here. We haven’t had rain in over a month, and our county (and surrounding counties that I…
We’ve been picking red raspberries, black raspberries and blackberries just about every day. We found this: in a black raspberry bush. There are three babies in this picture, and the two eggs have hatched since this picture was taken. Co cute! The Glads are blooming! Now, for the view from my front porch rocking…
The Butterfly Bush is blooming! I just love this flowers. I can’t wait until this bush and the White Butterfly Bush are in full bloom. Here’s the whole Purple Butterfly Bush. My daughter planted flowers in this planter. The Rose Bud from last week is now fully opened and beautiful. I thought the Day Lilies…
The Hostas are blooming! My little, one and only Celosia. The Day Lillies are still blooming. And I have a new Rose bud. I’m so excited, the Echinacea is finally blooming. These are such fun flowers to take pictures of. I never get tired of taking their picture. Here’s the lettuce that survived the kitten…