Mid-season review

It's that time of year when garden's all across the flatlands -- and much of the U.S. -- are coming into their full glory. When the heat finally kicked in here, botanical life started accelerating and color began to sizzle.

It seems like a good time to do a mid point walk through.

Inspired by fellow blogger, Kathleen, who is having great fun with her new camera and turning out creative close up shots, I decided to capture my lovelies in the same manner.

Here's a photo review.


Mmmm, tomatoes. Either fried green, or caprese salad when they are red.


Fancy foliage geranium, whose real name I cannot remember.


Lovely, large sunflower with bumble bee.


Not a coleus, a Perilla, member of the mint family, but not edible.


Viburnum berries, soon to be a feast for the birds.


Fuzzy begonia, probably a member of the Rex family.


St. Francis with a Niko blue hydrangea.

I hope your garden is alive with color and producing a bounty. If not, stop by a farmer's market and support your local growers.



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