July started cool here in the Pacific Northwest...
but,
here in this the last week
it has really heated up...
its time
for lazy afternoons,
dipping your toes in the cool water...
sometimes a little dew is
left on the petals of a rose
when I lazily stroll the garden...
(the faithful bonica rose)
but more often than not,
the roses and I are feeling a little droopy
from the heat...
the Tall Garden Phlox,
pick up where the where tender perennials leave off...
putting on a colorful show...
the Blushing Lucy
wild child rose
still needs to be pruned back
as you can see
from her crazy six foot canes dangling down...
I have fallen behind this year...
being newly single,
sometimes a fun afternoon away
calls louder than the pruning sheers...
the Anenome
have also begun their cheerful and carefree show...
heat weary Eden Roses,
in the late Summer
they always start to look like Camellias to me...
sweet
Fairy Roses...
Mallow,
growing at the foot of the gazebo...
it always seems completely wrong to me,
that the tender Hydrangea Bloom
in the hottest part of Summer...
lovely Annabelle Hydrangea...
this photo of my fountain lady
is completely over exposed...
but,
it feels cool,
like a watercolor...
and the glowing orb
centered on her head is magical...
I hope you are staying cool my friends...
here comes August...
I have already caught myself wondering
where the Summer has gone...
time moves so quickly...
Thanks for strolling with me today...
