This is one of the first zinnia flowers. Normally, the Japanese beetles start eating these about the time they flower, but not this year. How wonderful! Perhaps they just didn't find them, tucked in …
How Does Your Garden Grow?
So how does the garden grow? Very well, today, since we got over an inch of rain in the morning. In central Indiana, we've been fortunate with the rain so far this year, generally getting some when we …
Beans, Yes, Beans!
I picked a handful of green beans today.You are saying to yourself at this point, "So what is the big deal that this deserves a whole blog entry?"I agree that normally this would not be a big deal, …
Big Boulders
In the midst of my raised bed vegetable garden, I have this large boulder. I'm tempted to say that it is a large meteor that just fell from the sky and I'm lucky it landed where it did and not on top …
Lazy Summer Days
Lazy days of summer. The bee above didn't even attempt to fly away when I took this picture. It's sitting on a False Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides.Some updates:My youngest sister was surprised to …
Queen of the Night
I arrived home at 5:30 PM and determined that TONIGHT would be the night! The night blooming cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) chose this evening to bloom.I took pictures every half hour from 5:30 – 8:30 …