Here are some photos taken in the past week in my garden. There's been far too much rain, to the point that Chloé's soccer games have been cancelled because local fields are too squishy. The
Western chorus frogs that live in the swampy parts of the forest across the street are thrilled with the water and have been chanting happily. The mosquitoes are also, unfortunately, having a bit of a party.
The incentive for me to go outside and work in the garden has been low (thank you Meeko for getting me outside despite the weather) but the garden is starting to look very lovely. Rain is good even though I would appreciate a little bit of sunshine every now and then! I am excluding photos of the weeds which are overtaking some parts of the garden. I'm working on them!
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| Tradescantia (very top photo) and Rosa glauca (just above) |
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| Shrub rose 'Rosa rugosa Thérèse Bugnet' |
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| Coral bells. When they bloom, I know I will see my first hummingbird (and I did!) |
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| Climbing roses 'Rosa John Davis (Explorer Rose)' |
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| 'Rosa rugosa Thérèse Bugnet' - buds |
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| Clematis 'Miss Bateman' |
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| Centaurea montana |
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| Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga' |
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| Siberian iris (stem broken by the rain) |
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| Lady's Mantle (with petals from rosa glauca) |
The past week has been 'good' busy yet very stressful. There have been important events like our wedding anniversary and Emma's birthday. There was housework attached to getting the house ready for Emma's birthday party with her friends. I worked in the garden when the weather allowed. I worked on the computer to get a new print into my shop. Despite computer freeze and the resulting brain freeze, the
Lilacs print looks quite lovely. But there were also seven days of barely breathing as I waited for the results of a difficult medical test (which involved dealing with a phobia of mine). I was so proud of myself to get through the test. I got the results today and they were good. I felt like running up to everyone I saw on the street afterwards and giving them a hug! Rest assured that I also gave Emma and Chloé a hug when they came through the door after school. If you had been here, I would have given you a hug too!
Hope to get back to painting soon. The garden has needed me lately but I need to paint. I have missed it so much!
