Moulan Rouge Sunflower...
Yucca in Full Bloom...These are easy to grow and hardy in our area...it takes nearly 7 years from 4"
catalog purchase, to bloom, but is well worth the wait! PLUS, the yucca have lots of babies! I only have one bloom this year, but in some years there are many from this particular clump. I have planted others, with the future in my mind...
Amazing White Flesh Nectarine...Dave Wilson nursery stock that I want to say is an Arctic Frost, or Frost Queen or something...The marker on tree is absent and I am in a
paper chase for a few crucial items, the info on this fine tree being one of them. Update coming when the cleaning lady finally shows up... ! Anyway, it is an awesome tree that doesn't mind the snow and is first to bloom and bear.
Reminiscent of the
Stanwick which I have been unable to locate anywhere. Its flesh is greenish, juicy and
super sweet. The peel is a beautiful purple. Birds,
raccoons, yellow jackets and ants, all love them too!
Peace Rose...for a little peace.
Blue Hubbard Squash (my favorite) and Jumbo Pumpkins...I barely plant any annuals so I am pushing it a little when I call this Humboldt
Homestead...But, I
gotta do a few squash at least.
Perennial Black Eyed Susan...Nice jumbo blooms...
Full Moon of Late July
Snoopy's Watching Meditation...He spends at least an hour everyday looking out the window to the world beyond the fencing...
Fuchsia...
The garden is turning the corner to fall. Wistfully, I will go along for the ride. The days must shorten, for the
pumpkins to ripen, and for the grapes to fill with sugar, and juice. This summer has been very cool overall, and I have enjoyed the last couple days which were in the 90's. Today is overcast, and rain is even in the
forecast for Sunday. This is great weather for running around with the dogs. We had a big crash a couple days ago, actually it was two crashes, precipitated by a flock of turkeys and two deer at the first, and then, around the next corner we see a damn herd of cows at the school flat!!...I should have turned around the first time they didn't "stop". Anyway, I have had to chill on the
DL with a pretty significant bruise on my leg. Today, we try again.
Looking Through the Window to Autumn...Flowers Abound...
The First of the Autumn Fruits...red pear...red and blue plums...grapes...
Blackberries Below...Mostly Come... and now gone...
Blackberry Close Up...
Almonds...Their inner skins are formed and starting to turn brown. Almonds are harvested late August in the Central Valley, I expect these (there are tons!!) to hang on the tree well into September/October...
Red Pear Above....Bartlett Pear Below...Abundance...
Road Trip!!! Victorian Holiday- Gingerbread Style...
Baby Victorian Above...This playhouse size Victorian house was built for a raffle, and after it was awarded to an out of towner, it was then ultimately purchased back (!) so that it could remain where it was built, on the main street of the quaint victorian village of Ferndale, CA. . Remote Coastal Vistas Below...
Familiar Landmark North of Petrolia: Battleship Rock...Digitally enhanced to look like an original pastel or acrylic piece...Notice all the bird droppings...
Above, The First in a Series of Church Shots...Below, Amateur Pic of the Amazing Eclipse of Early Tuesday Morning...
It has been a busy month and we are well into the flow of Autumn. I post briefly tonight. Enjoy. Jj
