Showy sunflowers
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Hanging cayennes are so pretty. And that’s red switchgrass to the left.
That’s some big tomatoes! They’re an heirloom variety; unfortunately the person we got them from couldn’t remember the name. My tomato-loving wife likes them, though, so that’s all that matters.
Entrance to the back yard. Watch out for hanging cucumbers!
Over the weekend, Rachel harvested 3.5 pounds of Concord grapes and made jelly! I’m having some on biscuits now. So cool!
Sometimes I go looking for Rachel in the backyard and can’t find her because of the density of the vegetation.
In other gardening news–to balance things out–the squirrels have absolutely demolished our sunflowers. They haul their fat asses up the stalks (bless ‘em), bite the heads off and bring the whole thing down. Or they reach out from the privacy fence and eat like they’re in a Golden Corral. Ah, well.
Check out these Concord grapes! They’re still a touch sour but they’re almost ready.
First tadpoles we’ve seen in the pond this year!
A garden is a gathering of spirits, of old friends and new, of allies and companions. They are great, thronging crowds of voices whispering, cajoling, and summoning you to the life you summon for them. And when you leave a garden, they come with you, long trains of spirits singing and laughing as you lead them across the earth to their new home.