Monday 20 June 2016

You Know It Is Summer, When.........


The Sunsets are awesome...and they include a Moon...
 


The teeny tiny path becomes even tinier....
 




The Kitchen Porch gets a fresh garden arrangement every week...
 



And the Sun casts shadows on the porch....



The Portulaca is in glorious bloom....



The Rose Campion...with its beautiful Silver foliage...rises up to greet you...



The Native Milkweed is growing on the beach...ready for the Monarchs and Hummers...


And the best thing of all....

Miss V's Pumpkin plant...

Has it's first flower!!!!

YAY for SUMMER!!!!!

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Hope you all had a great weekend...

We are at the end of another humid hot patch...

Today feels like 40c...very very hot...

And of course...windy!!

Supposed to cool down this evening...

With Severe Thunderstorms...

Enjoy the rest of your Monday...

This first day of SUMMER...

And I hope you all have a terrific week...

Cheers!  :o)

linda ♥️





43 comments:

  1. Isn't it nice to see everything blooming and growing so fast right now? We are enjoying some heat and sun finally and thunder storms may come through tomorrow. There is a fire ban on again....seems like it's just dry and any rain we get isn't enough. Happy Summer to you Linda. I hope it is a really good one for you and the family. xo Pam

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    1. No rain yet...I watered!
      Enjoy your week Pam....

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  2. Happy Summer! And it's just the beginning! That tiny walk way might need to be pruned back in a month or so or someone might get swallowed up! haha. I love that iron bird/bell thingy...adorable!

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    1. Hahaha! I usually have to trim the Miscanthus grass....
      Enjoy Betsy!

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  3. Sounds absolutely heavenly...love your gorgeous Summery photos. It's very cold here in Australia:-)

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    1. Welcome....and thanks for leaving a comment...hope to see you again!

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  4. Same weather here Linda..we've closed the parasols..one flew up into the air..everything is dry except what I had water..
    I've never seen that portulaca..my mom always planted them..we lived in suburbia..and there was a litte mound beside the driveway..that's where she would plant them..full sun..so always a nice show:)

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    1. Yes, we have had ours go over to the neighbours! I too watered...no rain tonight :o(
      Love Portulacas...I am sure your Moms were beautiful...

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  5. Great to have summer back although it has not manifested itself here in our weather yet . . .
    Love your set of photos ~ I expect your camera is smiling . . :)

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    1. Hi Eddie...
      I see you are having crummy weather...hope it improves for you.....SOON !
      Enjoy your week..

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  6. Everything looks so pretty, Linda! Oh, those glorious, beachy sunsets! I could really put a dent in that hammock....So cute that Miss V's pumpkin is blooming:) Hope the storms aren't too bad. xx Karen

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    1. Hi Karen...yes, the hammock is nice....it is in a nice shady spot...
      No storms....they travelled north of me...I wanted some rain!

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  7. Lovely photos . I find it hotter in the city and the towns with all the buildings and concrete , it would be cooler at your cottage as it was cooler here with cool winds and our temps were 23 felt like 30 not to bad really as we got the winds off of the lake . Yeah Mrs V;s pumpkin is flowering that's awesome . I have three Butterfly weeds which are also a milkweed type plants that are growing and ready to bloom yup come on Monarchs . Thanks for sharing , Have a good day stay cool and hope you can catch the rare strawberry moon tonight . Happy Summer !

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    1. We really enjoyed our weekend weather...at least 10 degrees cooler than here at home...
      Looking for Monarchs!

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  8. It is pouring rain outside as I write this, so your colourful and cheerful post is exactly what's needed. How wonderful that the little gardener's plant is flowering. She must be so excited about that!

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    1. Hey Martha.....no rain here....I wish! Enjoy your week...

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  9. Love your summer list. Your flowers are gorgeous, too. It's really hot here....90's. Well, except for the weekend. It was wonderful. 80's and low humidity. One nice thing is that it is very cool in the early morning. I don't know how much longer that's going to last, though.

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    1. Nice weather here today too...humidity gone!!

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  10. What a thrill for Miss V, her pumpkin having a flower! I'll bet she is so excited. Your pink sunsets are glorious, but I have my eye on the swan: what a stunner! I love it. Happy Summer days, Linda.

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    1. I have a few Swans!! I know you also collect them...so graceful!

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  11. Don't you just love it? I haven't ever planted portulaca, but I remember my mom having it in her "rockery" at home, and at my grandmother's. Such a sweet, old-fashioned plant. It will be fun for Miss V to watch her pumpking progress. -Jenn

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    1. I see another flower on her Pumpkin plant this morning!! Must get out there and get a pic!
      Thank goodness that awful humidity is gone...for a while!

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  12. 40 degrees -- too hot for me! Thank goodness we're half that here in Edmonton today.

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  13. How exciting for the first pumpkin flower!! The sunsets are so beautiful! Such a wonderful place your cottage!

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    1. Another flower today Amy! Yes....our cottage is a very special place♥️

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  14. I know it's summer when I see your toes!
    loving the sunsets and moon and the cottage visits.
    feeling actually almost human again!
    send us some of your rain. it's unbearably HOT here. but of course!
    XO♥

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    1. Hi Tammy...
      Great to have you back♥️
      No rain here.....and....HOT !

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  15. I agree, yay for summer! Glad about Miss V.'s pumpkin flower. Yes, today was a much more comfortable day compared to yesterday's humidity, but everything is so, so dry. Enjoy your day with Miss V. tomorrow and take care...

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    1. Very dry...I watered the back gardens...again!
      I will get Miss V out the front tomorrow with the hose!
      Enjoy the rest of your week Hester....

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  16. Happy Summer Linda! Your plants are looking lovely.....first day of winter here! brrrrr,am snuggled on the sofa with the dog, 1 degree here tonight! X

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    1. Hi Sue!
      Enjoy your winter...I will be in that soon enough!
      Glad you enjoyed my garden...

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  17. I think I am experiencing a similar . . .
    "I know it is summer!"
    Great pictures . . . happy to see your milkweed!
    (As will be the hummers!)

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    1. Yes...I love the Milkweed...it is one of our Native plants...pops up wherever it wants!
      The Monarch Butterflies flock to it...

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  18. Almost forgot . . .
    Flower on the pumpkin planting . . .
    Yay for Miss V . . .

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  19. The apple sprayers are humming, the barn swallows are diving, and the yellow swing is up.
    :0)

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    1. Oh, goodness! Will I never stop doing that?
      Ha ha!
      :0)

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    2. I thought it was one of your sons!!!
      Take care Martha...

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    3. I was using the Cabinet Maker's computer instead of my laptop. On James' computer Joe is signed into google on one browser, and I'm signed in on the other. It's the opposite for Facebook because James is signed in on one, and we sign in and out on the other. Are you confused yet?
      :0)

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  20. Wow...you are having a warm summer. Sorry I've been away from your blog so long. It's been crazy, with VBS and all...but I think I'm getting back to my normal routine...whatever that is.

    Love your daisies....my favorite flower.

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    1. HI Wanda...glad to see you back here...the daises are pretty,eh??

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  21. Such colourful photos... and very beautiful! Magazine quality.
    So glad it has cooled down a bit. I have been staying with a friend while my condo is under repair and she does not have A/C, but right now it's gorgeous out. They have great big trees and lots of vegetation. Just had a fun hotdog street party at their place.

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