Thursday, July 10, 2014

Now for a Break from our Regularly Scheduled Program

I've been busy catching you up on all the things I've been doing in the garden. But today was such a wonderful day that it deserved to be mentioned. We have been having the most disgustingly humid and hot weather. I do almost all of the work in the garden early in the morning because I can't stand to be outside in the afternoon. I stay holed up inside in air conditioning. Bleh! Today it broke. The humidity was low. The high was only 83F. There was a slight wind blowing and the occasional cloud gave relief from the sun. I could open my windows and feel the breeze even when I was typing on the computer. Just heaven.

I spent some time just reading in the garden on a portable lounge chair. I watched the cabbage butterflies dance around the lavender. And yes that is relaxing to me. All my brassicas are covered, so they aren't pests to me, just pretty butterflies. I even spent enough time outside to see a real honey bee in the garden. They have been sorely lacking this year.

I think Kronos agreed with me today. Often he asks to go inside while I'm in the garden because he has a heavy coat and just can't stand the heat. But today he was laying down happily in the sun.

3 comments:

  1. Days like that are just heavenly...gorgeous shot of the bee on the Echinacea.

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  2. I have to agree, today was the perfect day to sit outside and just take it all in. Great picture of the bee and coneflower by the way!

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  3. That's a coincidence: I was only remarking yesterday that I had seen a couple of honey bees in my garden this week. Theses days they are rare enough to be remarked upon! Glad you were able to enjoy a bit of time relaxing in the sunshine.

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