Summer Garden on the Longest Day

Iris with setting sun illuminating a petal

 Achillea is a group of flowering plants, often called yarrows
Kniphofia uvaria
tritomeatorch lily, or red hot poker
Oak Leaf Hydrangea
Lavender

All the leaves are brown

and the sky is gray

But it’s not a winter’s day

The Buckeye Tree drops brown leaves early in the season.

It was technically still summer when I photographed the backyard in Ohio.

Silent Sunday

From a friend’s garden

Finding Summer Visitor Reminders

Cleaning day today revealed many traces of my summer visitor who is safely returned to her family.

From the Carnegie Library Summer Extravaganza
Barbie Dress blues on the Front Porch
Scrunchie In my apron pocket
On a walk together, a sneaker peeking, finding Cosmos my grandmothers favorite flower
Crepe paper streamers from Celebration decorations
The Sign from the Lemonade stand

Water bottle and Cinderella cup
List when I was preparing for my summer visitor
Library DVDs to be returned
In the fridge
A Note Slipped Under Steves Door

Find the Hummingbirds

The top and bottom photos are easy. There’s one in each photo.

Taken with the phone. They are fast but such a delight to see as I sat on my front porch this morning.

Holly Berries July 25th

Not sure when they will turn red

Seedless Red Grapes

There were two mini green ones in the bunch

Wordless Wednesday

Photographed in Ohio by my granddaughter Maura

Goats at Work in Pittsburgh

Eating the invasive unwanted plants. Goats in Highland Park near the dog park. Thank you for the heads up, dear friend and blog follower, Tookie!

Layla the Goat Chewing
Walter
Nashville
Russell
Randy
Aspen
Savannah?

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Wordless Wednesday