In the Country (photo heavy)

soundtrack:

A Summer recipe:

Take one large grassy field, one half-dozen children, three furry

dogs, and walk along a narrow strip of creek, pebbly if possible.

Mix the children with the dogs thoroughly, empty them into the field,

stirring occasionally.

Sprinkle the entire with daisies, buttercups and dandelions. Pour

creek gently over pebbles

and cover all with a periwinkle sky and bake in hot sun for several

hours.

When children are thoroughly browned, they may be removed.

They will be found right & ready for setting away to cool in the

bathtub.

The chicken pen needs another support:

We lost one of the cuckoos this week…so we’re down to 4

And this one, Dulce, appears to be a rooster after all.

Concerning the garden, I’ve been the epitome of lazy this past week. A garden needs tending daily or it quickly gets out of hand.

Mucho maters:

salad maters:

Humongous squash:

Another squash:

the punkin vine died while I wasn’t looking:

but, at last, the black pepper is doing well (tnx DianeW!)

Green pepper:

corn:

Butter peas ready to gather:

butternut squash:

burgundy okra:

burgundy okra:

canteloupe:

and watermelon:

Some other stuff

a wagon of scented geraniums:

tillisandia:

??? that keeps coming back after I think I’ve killed it!:

a couple orchids:

a resting place:

firefly TV:

the other channel:

toad hall:

And here’s the magic herb garden (last march?)

gnome:

bear;

the paisley bed:

my majik boy:

today I’ve been tiling:

view from the bath: