High Summer

Well, it's really summer now and the garden shows it.

Sunflowers, oleander, tomatoes, all are now present and everything is flopping, topping out, overflowing, and generally enjoying the warmth.

So after the Cracked Pots exhibit i got inspired and put together my first metal "art" sculpture. A little crude, the cutting lines look more melted than cut, but the result is still OK; the kids froim the Chinese school loved it. Ellen said, "that's really something", high praise.

Eggplants have arrived as well. I love the purple-veined plants, the lavender blossoms, and finallt yhe plants, I especially like the Italian varieties like Rosa Bianca with lots of pink and white.

Summer means lots of watering. After the garage building, I had to replace the water lines to the back yard and the irrigation lines to the garden. Now complete, it hasn't been hot enough to really use it. Wait 'til next season!

Meanwhile the Castor Bean looks spectacular as usual. Dark purple leaves and bright red seed pods are always a hit. The Tiger Lillies are out, that remind me of the midwest, and I recently had a harvest basket of orange cauliflower, purple beans,
zucchini, eggplant, Roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and squash blossoms. Not just photogenic, but delicious.