Summertime...right in the thick of it.

these have been on the turntable this week......here's a few vids to experience the aural and optical beauty that is soothing, and inspirational....and so very Summer....

and in between the songs are pictures of my garden right now....
the rainbow swiss chard is going strong...so damn tasty.

striped nasturtiums ....I love nasturtiums...so much reward for such a tiny bit of work...

relaxing with my thoughts in the back yard....

bright purple allium....a tall plant with a tiny head....
crazy !!
dusty miller yellow flowers in the back ground...

the side yard.... rusty gate, old pots, an old coffee can, big clay pots, the old tricycle, a few rusty junky water sprinklers...blue lobelia and a dark purple lily, and the johnny jump ups have gone wild.....and my little sassy kids horsey...he's losing parts but he retains his charm!

a tower of hot pink and red petunias....a few pink and coral geraniums and long trailing creeping charlie....
and a cracked pot of succulents....

in the background, an Autumn Joy sedum....those green flower buds will change to pink in the autumn, and then fade to rust...this is another joy! ;-)
and the daisy is a Magnus echinacea...so purple..and I love the big center orange cone!