August has arrived and everything is lush and ripe in a lazy, hot summer day kind of way. Outside the sun is beating down, turning the flowers into vibrant splashes of color and dappling the ground in patterns of greens, browns and golds.
With only the slightest of breezes, the air is heavy with the slow drone of bees. It smells alive...a heady mix of rich earth, tomato vines, roses and drying grasses.
In the front, there are...
...dogs napping...
...and hanging pots bursting with portulaca.
Just behind the house, you'll see...
...that the trumpet vine is growing tall with its arrogantly coral blooms...
...while grapes and strawberries slowly ripen in the sunlight.
Take a wander back to the vegetable gardens and you'll find...
...that the ears of corn are growing...
...and that the first flush of red is appearing on the tomatoes.
And if you look closely enough,
maybe you'll discover what is hidden beneath the leaves of the pepper plants.
If you point these out to F, he will grin and cheer for around here he is known as the
Proud Pepper Papa
and these are his favorite of all the growing things in the garden.
If you point these out to F, he will grin and cheer for around here he is known as the
Proud Pepper Papa
and these are his favorite of all the growing things in the garden.
How does August feel where you are?
2 comments:
My peppers! :D Can't wait for the grapes!
I am in TEXAS. What do you THINK my summer looks like? It's 104 degrees today. We haven't had a day below 95 degrees since APRIL. Your peppers would spontaneously combust here.
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