Hot, but not as humid as it was last week. Rumor has it (according to
the Weather Channel) that a few days of storms are coming. I'll take
them. The Acres need rain, and my pond is disappearing.
The
hibiscus and Rose of Sharon have started to bloom--early like everything
else this year. The first hibiscus to bloom is always a deep plum red
one at the turn in the driveway. You
can't see it until you turn past the old apple tree--and then, a bouquet
of red flowers as large as a basketball. Lovely--if you're into red.
The first Rose of Sharon is a bluish purple one that blooms behind the
blue-purple bed--imagine that. I moved in there three years ago because
it was doing horribly where it was. It obviously loves its new "home."
Blooms first and blooms a lot every summer since. Sometimes moves are
good; sometimes not so much. I moved a few other things just
yesterday. I always assume they can't do worse then where they are now.
I think dead is worse than scrawny, though. I'll be watering the new
moves a lot for the next couple of weeks, and then I'll just have to
wait and see.
Even with the dryness there are lots of blooms
everywhere. Each walk is a kaleidoscope of color from the front of the
Acres to the end of the wild area. If I get some rain (don't worry,
I'll share it), I should get even more color. Living in the country, by
the way, you had best like greens.
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