Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Garden Envy

Tonight I walked across the driveway to our homeowners' house to drop off the rent check and was rewarded with vegetables! I have serious garden envy of Lisa. Here's why:
Eggplants, celery, pepper, carrots and a rainbow of tomatoes!

My vegetables are not so far along. The flowers, however, are looking pretty good! The first echinacea flower bloomed today but I didn't get a good picture of it.
The strawflowers look like funny little pincushions
The sage and mint hanging basket is lovely draped in morning glories 
Rosemary and oregano make good hanging basket neighbors for the nasturtiums 
The zinnias really pop with color!  I'm still getting a few poppies.
Dahlias are hit or miss. The pincher bugs are really brutal.
Some red peppers are peeping out! This dahlia is almost as tall as I am!

Friday, July 20, 2012

Dinner Party


dinner party
flowers
roses

I was going to say "all cleaned up for my dinner party with Kelly and Rachel," but now that I look at the pictures, the house doesn't look that clean. It is, however, cozy on a rainy night and the flowers from Molly's wedding still look lovely. I'll take what I can get.