The skies were sunny, but hazy for my take in to Swan Island Dahlias inward Canby, Oregon, yesterday. The air has been smoky for weeks, together with I await it to stay that way until the autumn rains come. The fields had but been watered, together with piece it wasn't peculiarly hot, the humidity from the moisture fields made for a steamy together with relatively brusk visit. Nevertheless, I took hundreds of pictures. Although I've tried several dissimilar ways to come upward up with a slide exhibit for you, I've been unsuccessful together with thus far. That way I can't exhibit you lot all of my favorites, but I tin sack exhibit you lot about of them. So, let's but kickoff off with that, shall we?
The flowers are together with thus incredibly beautiful. I've been visiting each festival flavor for several years, they ever seem likewise beautiful to locomote real. Of course, the house was crawling with bees.
I dear this "peppermint" variety.
Near the parking lot at that spot were about other flowers...lavender together with zinnias, to refer but a few.
Gazing out, at that spot are flowers every bit far every bit the optic tin sack see.
It was difficult but to select a few from alongside the many I took, but that volition cause got to exercise for now. Possibly during rainy days to come, I'll supply to the flick folder for a footling rehash of these belatedly summertime bloomers.
Before I left to meet the dahlias, I made about other batch of Zucchini Garden Pepper Relish. That makes 8 pints total, together with that should locomote plenty to instruct us through the side past times side year.
That doesn't hateful at that spot won't locomote to a greater extent than zucchini, however. For my side past times side flim-flam with zucchini, I recollect I'll brand about breadstuff together with butter pickles.
When the bask was finished, I looked out the window to meet these two. Am I seeing double? Where's a truthful cat when you lot demand one?
When I got abode from the dahlias, I spent about fourth dimension paw sewing the binding on the Summer Holiday quilt. I've turned 2 corners, together with I'm nigh 40% of the way around.
Before I could exercise that, however, I needed to pass about lineament fourth dimension with Sadie. This footling snuggle põrnikas tin sack never instruct plenty lap time. She snuggled downwards on my lap together with lay at that spot similar that for nigh x minutes. Then, she was finished together with ran off to cause got attention of other truthful cat business.
Smitty, lately, has taken to setting the agenda at the Three Cats Ranch. I recollect it's fourth dimension to instruct upstairs now.
He turned on his lasers to low-cal the way.
Today is a CSA pick-up day. No incertitude at that spot volition locomote plenty of zucchini together with cucumbers. I'm also hoping for about of their delicious melons together with tomatoes. It's ever a surprise to meet what the week's portion volition hold. This morn I'm making salads for tonight's dinner. I picked upward about local peaches at a nearby create stand, together with I desire to bake a peach pie for 2 every bit well. Salad for dinner way pie for dessert.
But earlier I go...wanna meet a few to a greater extent than dahlias?
It's going to locomote a busy solar daytime every bit common hither at the Three Cats Ranch. I promise you lot cause got a proficient day.