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Welcome Summer!

 

It feels and looks like summer today.  The sun is so bright and the sky is so blue, not a cloud in sight.  I spent some time in the garden.

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There is only a little bit of shade in our yard.

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This is the shadiest area and you can see that it is not too extensive.

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The clematis is reaching through the fence.  The peonies are pretty much over.

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It is so sunny here that the pink of these—4 hypoestes and a ptilotus, which I planed over the dried up daffodils today—are completely bleached out.

Comments

  1. Sally WesselyJune 16, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    I'm glad you are getting some sunshine. I guess you are about three weeks to four weeks behind us.

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  2. Grandma KcJune 16, 2012 at 7:11 PM

    Isn't summer just wonderful!

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  3. MargaretJune 16, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    Nice summer day here too. Not to hot, which we appreciate because when the heat sets in it really sets in.

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  4. BarbJune 16, 2012 at 8:10 PM

    Looks pretty and green there, Olga. I'm the opposite - I live in the forest shade. That has it's own gardening challenges.

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  5. Muffy's MarksJune 17, 2012 at 9:15 AM

    Sunshine is wonderful. Enjoy your beautiful yard. We have some sun filtering through the trees, but its hard to get anything to grow!!

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  6. UnknownJune 17, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    I love the clematis- what a pretty flower - do they come in several colors?

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