Lovely weather but I'm still taking the antibiotics to ward off Lyme disease and instructions say not to expose my skin to sunshine so it's an unaccustomed cover-up for me before I go out for a wander round the garden.
Everything looks so much better under a warm, blue sky!
At this time of year the colour pink seems to predominate.
I'm very pleased with the new garden arch.
Virtually all my roses have finished blooming.
In the veg garden I peer under the leaves to see what's growing.
Some promising looking squash!
The sweetcorn have yet to ripen.
The leaves make a wonderful noise in the wind. It reminds me of the opening sequence in 'Onibaba'!
I've treated myself to a new orchid. Who can resist when it only costs £4.50? I remember when they were a very exotic and expensive purchase.
We had a delivery of logs this week and it prompted us to sweep the chimney of the woodturner in our sitting room. Everything was well sheeted. (Small nails are permenantly fixed to the picture rail and above the alcoves for hanging decorations and, in this case, dust sheets.) Himself said that there wouldn't be any dust. Haa ha! Every one of those little objects had to be taken down and washed. One of the downsides of being a collector of 'stuff'!
I hope that it's not too hot, nor too cold for you, dear bloggers, and that you are enjoying a comfortable and happy weekend.
Rosemary, you have the most beautiful hair ever. Your garden always looks wonderful. The Native American Indians save the corn pollen from the top of the corn plants to use in ceremonies. I love orchids but cannot keep them alive after blooming. Not for very long anyway. Orchids and bonsai don't like me. Have a wonderful weekend too.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention your Lyme. I don't think you've followed my blog long, but my husband had a tick borne infectious disease for four years before it was diagnosed. Glad you have gotten yours taken care of.
DeleteI shall have to think of a suitable ceremony when I cut down my corn. My mouth is watering just at the thought of a freshly cooked cob slathered in butter!
DeleteI had to remove so many deer ticks from my smooth fox terriers over the years that I'm very alert to the problem. I was straight off to the doctor the day after I discovered the one on my leg. I hope that your husband was able to recover fully after such a long period of time before proper diagnosis.
My hair - good on good days, atrocious on bad! I started to go grey in my thirties and have been too bone idle to consider the palaver of colouring. Also I don't like the idea of chemicals against my brain as I need to protect what's there!
Fend off Lymes, Cher. I worry about that too when I walk in the long grass.
ReplyDeleteKeep your trousers tucked into your boots, Tom, there're a lot of ticks about.
DeleteYou have a wonderful garden and a pretty good crop of food to go with it.
ReplyDeleteMerle.............
Yes, the food is at it's best at this time of year, Merle, with lots of choice in the garden.
DeleteMy husband is always picking up ticks on his skin even though he walks through the grasses wearing long trousers tucked into his socks and long sleeved shirts. We always keep an eye on them to check that they don't have inflamation around them.
ReplyDeleteYou were wise to take antibiotics - just in case.
I am the least tasty member of the family, usually unmarked when others are complaining of being bitten. This tick caused an inflamed area which is what got me scooting to the doctor!
DeleteYou have shown your garden from many different angles, it seems so much bigger, or is it an optical illusion. Your squash are about the same size as mine. I don't grow sweet corn though but it always looks very impressive. I wasn't sure what Lyme .disease is thought it was connected to rats, but that's something else isn't it, I just can't bring it to mind at the moment.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's no bigger than last time. Elaine. I've just posted an aerial shot from a bedroom window to give you an idea.
DeleteIf left untreated Lyme disease can cause repeated flu-like symptoms and can be quite lowering. Best avoided!
Take care with the Lyme. It is such a bad disease.
ReplyDeleteYour Garden always is so beautiful but I envy your beautiful hair. With all the meds I take, my hair is falling out in handfuls and I have hardly any eyebrows or eyelashes left.
cheers, parsnip and thehamish
Sorry that the medication that you're on is creating problems. My eyebrows have almost disappeared and, since my eyesight is poor, I live in dread of drawing some on and looking like a clown!
DeleteWhat a beautiful garden you have. Our neighbour's small son had Lyme's; he seemed to get over it quite quickly. I hope you will do likewise.
ReplyDeleteI haven't got Lyme, Cro, I was just taking precautionary measures.
DeleteThe garden is a great source of pleasure and photographs well. In reality it is always just teetering on chaos. (And it lacks a swimming pool and quite as much sunshine as I would like!)
Thank you for taking us on a stroll through your garden. I did not expect sweet corn! :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd finally a fire place with an actual fire place. (I have seen many TV shows with so called "house-makeovers". The owners focus on the fire place, but those fire places are anything but fire places)
Best wishes for your healing process and good weather to you, too!
We have a fire in the woodburner virtually every night, it brings the room alive. It has to be VERY warm weather for us not light it, and that doesn't happen often.
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