Life is a Garden Party

Thursday, June 22, 2017

First Day of Summer 2017

Started harvesting currants today.
Due to rains, large berries.
Due to rains, a lot of spoilage.
Need 18 cups for a batch of jelly.
Not forthcoming this year.
A bag of aged manure would greatly complement
as these bushes are more than 30 years old.

Neighbor's cat zoned out.
He's found the 'nip.

Garlic scapes.
Will be added to stirfry
with fresh asparagus.
Thankful still harvesting asparagus
along with spinach and lettuce.

Milkweed almost ready to bloom
will entice monarchs, hopefully soon.
Did see a black butterfly with blue tails this morning
but up, up and away before I could capture (with camera).

Did capture a moth nectaring.

Borage will attract the honey bees
which always pleases me.

This hosta has the prettiest flowers
and offers seeds which sprout easily.

Best year for roses.
Reminds me of a poem I once wrote.
In part:
If roses you love,
beware: never hug...
If roses you love,
beware: so do the bugs...
If roses you love,
give to someone you love.

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