FRIDAY MORNING AS I dropped off a few plants at a fellow gardener's home, her husband commented that it "felt like Florida." Fortunately, the next day that horribly muggy, stagnant and humid air was annihilated by our requisite marine air once again. Nothing against Florida. I've been there and it's beautiful and I've got friends who live there, (yes you, Darla and Lorraine!) but we who call Pacific Northwest home rarely see or feel the kind of humidity we were stricken with last week. It was weird and it was not pleasant.
Fortunately, the humidity left just in time because on Saturday my family (minus one daughter) worked on hauling gravel for a new patio. It was awful, horrid, backbreaking work and we all hated every second of it. Gravel is freaking heavy! But we smiled and joked and used the mister to cool off and drank copious quantities of water. And we kept smiling until the job was done. A huge thanks to Bryan Bauer, my son's long-time friend for adding his muscle during the home stretch.
I will be sharing before, during and after photos of our renovation when it is completed so stay tuned my peeps!
The bumbles and honeys have been so busy this year.
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| A bumblebee waking up on the Alstromeria. |
In July, the hubster and I needed to go to Lake Oswego for an appointment. Afterwards we walked around the downtown area. I tested the patience of my better half by having to stop every five seconds to get photos.
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| I love all that thick foliage and flower. |
Whoever Lake O's head gardener is, they deserve a huge gold star. The plantings were outstanding.
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| Spiky Euphorbia in one of the containers. |
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| Crocosmia and Sedum |
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| Oak Leaf Hydrangea |
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| Lovely Melianthus and Cordy. |
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| Ensente and Abutilon |
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Variegated Brugmansia and... what is the name of that yellow flower? I can't remember...
Kangaroo Paw! Thank you Mindy. |
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Here it is up close. Help, Loree!
Thank you Mindy, the first commenter to get it! Kangaroo Paw. |
Finally, I wanted to show you the sculpture hanging on one of the walls by the lake. It's weird. Like an homage to Shark Week or something. What do you think?
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| Huh? |
