We are having our share of heat waves this summer, interspersed with quick blips of cooler temps and a day of badly needed rain a week ago. Hooray, no watering for 3 days! But that was about it. We are nearing the height of summer, and it’s nice to take a few moments out from the incessant yard chores, to finally sit and watch the jujube skippers and cabbage moth loopers flitting about on the zinnias. Three turkey vultures are catching heat currents and soaring high above the nearby forest, and above all this the cloud sylphs are shape-shifting. The Stargazer lilies are in peak form, releasing their exquisite perfume. There are even a couple of roses open, having survived a few deer nibblings. Weeds are happy, too, but I am just letting them stay in place for awhile longer.
These cloud-sylphs demanded my attention by literally taking on the shapes of jellyfish in the space of 2 minutes. As they passed over the street, they retracted their “tentacles” after another 5 minutes. I think they were having too much fun!
Actually taken in June-2013; lots of chemtrail action overhead. An eerie combination of a chemtrail and a sundog that came into formation after the jet flew off. The sun above caused a shadow below the chemtrail.
Snakefly! A treat to see one land outside my patio door. This is a female, with that long ovipositor at the end. These are some of nature’s natural pest controllers. She is about 1.5″ long.
When an artichoke thistle flower resembles a lotus flower. Nature’s magical geometry.
Beautiful Icicle radishes…hassled by a swarm of flea beetles, but they only bother the leaves. We try to eat the radishes faster than they can.
Entering the peak season of maturity: lettuce overlapping with bush beans, squash blossoms, baby zucchini, and green tomatoes! July 23-2014.
Hope everyone is enjoying summer in some manner!
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