Oranges!

No. We're not growing oranges in Rochester. It's the color of course!

Day Lily

Tiger Lily (family heirloom)

Sorry...cannot stop loving sunflowers!

winter squash blossom after pollination

these were interesting... good and sweet too

Tithonia (Mexican sunflower)

mountain ash tree

morning sun

Mellow Yellow

Warm summer sun days and the garden is very busy. Corn, squash, cukes, beans, chard, onions, tomatoes, herbs, peppers, and lots of sunflowers. It is good time. The average temperature is still summer, but we have now passed the peak, and are ticking down to more of that "fall feeling" in the coming weeks. The sunflowers have exploded, and are everywhere. Some came up naturally from seeds the birds had "planted" last year while they enjoyed their fall meals. Other areas were planted by us in spring. Enjoy the yellow!

Love the look of DILL... 

DILL

Hello! (summer squash)

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winter squash blossom

busy bee

cucumber

 

One of Sandra's lilies (many other colors too)

Seeing RED

Monarda - Bee Balm - Bergamot (not the same as in the tea)

wild flower with pumpkin leaf

day lily

butterfly weed ...almost red

cosmos

roses - of sharon - red at heart

sun flower red wanna be

Hibiscus (cold hardy "dinner plate" variety)

red rototillus helpus alot-us

The WALL

Earlier this year I decided to build a wall from cobbles, rocks, and stone we have gathered here. Most are local ancient glacial droppings and field stone, but I also used small stones that were collected on vacations over the years. Yes, we do pick up interesting stones and bring them home. Don't you? Many of these had been sitting around "doing nothing" for years. That's what rocks do!

I really love the timeless beauty of stone. I marvel at the skills required to make the nearly perfectly fitted dry stone walls like the ones you see everywhere in New England. I wish I had those skills. I wish I had all that stone! So, one goal of this project was to learn by doing. I had made some smaller cobblestone things, but never made a stone wall. I decided to make it easier and more fun by letting the wall change height, and also change width, and not even be straight. So, it's a whimsical "art" wall. Part of it has mortar, and part is stacked dry stone. It took a couple of weeks to finish it. I learned. I enjoyed. I'm pleased.

It's about 14' long 

6 inches to 3 feet wide 

 

3 feet high at the house (dry stone here)

1 inch high (walk through)

Are you looking at me?