IN Carmel

  The pot marigolds certainly have let me know that moving them is not what they like.  The movers took at least 2 weeks to recover.  So plant the seeds where they will live the whole summer.  A shallow pan will provide water for butterflies.  Another great night of sleep.  I walked the garden and did a bit of dead heading.  Barely a bucket full but any contribution is welcomed.  I found more clover to pull.  I love pulling weeds and making things look a little better with more water available for the main show which should happen in a week or two.                           The straw flowers are beginning to wind their way through the frame for support.  Then off to church for a good morning of fellowship.  Great music, sermon and visiting as it usually is.                And of course, across the way is a sig...

 A super sleeping morning for what ever reason.  Reasons are not important.  It just happened which is great.  Breakfast as usual and then time to think and watch the birds.             I think this is a blue bird baby at the feeder.  The parents delivered a lot of the same finch food.      I didn't see the parents all day.  I think they are on vacation with the children on their own these days. I fluffed one of the beds preventing any weeds of ever thinking they would succeed. Then I moved to the stepping stone walk that leads from the driveway into the back yard.  I pulled out a Lenten Rose.  It just wasn't in the right place and the two that were left were enough for the space.  I moved a few other things adding a zinnia, more hens and chicks, some thyme and other ground cover.  I think this will be a work in progress for some time.            ...

                                             A sweet little zinnia doing just what I want it to do.  Grow up. I made certain today was an easy day.  Well, perhaps a not so hard day.  There was coffee on the patio.  Then came wet shoes with thinking about the morning and what could happen.                  Mexican Sunflowers.  Small now but when they take off it's not long till they are 6 ft tall.                                                                   Beautiful orange flowers loved by the butterflies.  I moved some zinnias and ferns Then checked the Dahlias giving ...

 Nothing was on the calendar for today.  That was a bit unusual but easy to do.  So it was a do what ever I thought needed doing if anything.  And this happened near the end of the day.  Maybe the calendar needed to be fuller.   They say in the 1600's the country gardens were unorganized even holding animals like pigs and goats.                                                         I'm trying to copy.  Goats are way to much.                                         We have gained a dog but sorry to say it's not a German Shephard.                                 ...

 It's strange how different each day can be even though there are so many things that are the same.  That was proven today for sure.  It was the same people in the same house with the same goals and just more of the same.  Then there were all the different things that made the day perhaps a bit more interesting one would hope.   I was up early and found the beautiful orange bird with the black head eating jelly at the feeder.  I made sure the cardinal had black sunflower seeds and the blue birds had food for their babies.  We see them often these days and I would imagine their family is growing with holly hocks in their view.   Yesterday when Kathy was here, we checked the Dahlias and she confirmed what I suspected.  The rabbits have been at all but one of the Dahlias nibbling off all the NEW growth. I decided that was going to change but I wasn't happy with my solution. This morning I tried something new and I think it will be succ...

                                     The ever present for now Holly Hock.  I can't get enough of them.  I started the morning with coffee on the patio wearing a sweatshirt to stay warm.  After a few minutes I happened to look up to the sky and on the way spotted a beautiful bright orange oriole sitting near the top of our tall, tall green fir tree with the sun spotlighting and the blue sky above.  What a wonderful, beautiful way to start today or just any day.  I call that an unbelievable gift given to me.  How could I keep from singing!  This was an easy morning...Well, sort of easy.  I just mostly sat in a chair, then I moved to a chair in Zionsville.  It was dentist day.  So I would say it was a good morning of sitting.  Well, sort of.  I had a wonderful teeth cleaner.  She needs to stay hired.  So pleasant...

                              Acanthus looking better than ever.  It's a happy camper in the sun this year. It's been a beautiful day in the neighborhood.  Perfect temperatures to work outside make it that way.  So when all the necessary's were finished on the inside, I was outside of course.  There should be no surprise reading that was the case.                                                   The second color of the summer.  It's getting exciting.  I moved over to the primroses.  Now how could I fix this area?  Well, I tried.  I moved some interesting wood into the area. Some Japanese ferns were added along with a little ground cover.  There are two Hosta in the bed that appear unbelievable late....

  Only God can make nigella seed pods.  They are beautiful just being a seed pod and nothing else.  But their seeds do make beautiful flowers.  There is a little white one in the picture. Pinks are dianthus. As you have known for years...Sunday follows Saturday.  It happened all over again.  So after a little of this and that, we were off to church again.  June is Pride month in Indy as well as at church.  The first Sunday is always a communion Sunday.  Nothing changes that.  The second Sunday is the day after the big Saturday in the city.  And it's a big Sunday at church.  This one being one blown out of the park for many reasons.   1.  Members of the Indy Men's Choir sang two anthems.  Beautifully done with great meaning. 2.  The Bell Ringers played two wonderful anthems.  3. The Cathedral Singers Summer choir added their music selection. 4. Our minister of education preached relating his life st...

 After coffee and paper and listening to the birds, most of the morning was spent in the garden.  The deer left everything alone.                                            A little bug eaten but still enjoyable.    It's the first day lily to bloom.                                                                                  But the baby squirrel was seen sitting on the bird feeder by climbing the brick on the side of the house this morning.  Garden work is never finished, over or done.  The plants keep on growing as do the weeds. It would appear that the cucumbers have doubled their s...

                      Aren't these just the sweetest things with the evening sun doing it's best lightening.  The morning started a bit strange.  I woke up at 7.  That's a big change in my routine but I'll take it any day.  Doug was even up before me.  Now that's new news.  So the morning started a bit slow with going away clothes being the look of the morning.                            From the garden to the kitchen with three more buds waiting to open any day now.                                     The more one cuts, the more will bloom.  There is no way to loose unless cuts are forgotten. Yes, we were on our way to see Doug's heart doctor with appointment time at 10;25.  It would seem th...