20th June 2024 . "We got all wet!" . As predicted yesterday, we had another cracker of a storm. The day before it came on as I was going outside. I hesitated just long enough to convince myself I would not be struck by lightning, then … By Yetismith on June 22, 2024
20th June 2024
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As predicted yesterday, we had another cracker of a storm.
The day before it came on as I was going outside. I hesitated just long enough to convince myself I would not be struck by lightning, then carried on.
It reminded me of my childhood when I liked nothing better than getting thoroughly drenched.
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There's nothing better after an oppressively hot day.
It reduced the temperature a bit, but this morning's rounds felt like negotiating a sauna.
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The milkweed got flattened.
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The day lilies have just come into bloom, but fortunately they are in a fairly protected corner.
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The first Shasta daisy got a little bit beaten up:(
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Then there's the sunflowers.
At least this year they came up, but whether they will survive the fungus (?) that afflicts them, remains to be seen.
The green and black beetles look happy with their substitution.
They are cucumber beetles, but we don't have any of those.
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It's a little annoying that Hannaford's has a better display of flowers in their parking lot.
(Also day lilies.)
Everyone's garden better than mine.
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My one success.
Saxifragaceae, or Japanese astilbe.
Apparently.
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It's like candy floss.
Or cotton candy in the USA.
Instant tooth rot.
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The floral version is much nicer.
Hardy, too. It withstood the storm.
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Checking on the candy floss, I saw
..the milkweed didn't all fall down...
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Milkweed has a rather cloying, sweet scent, a bit like frangipani. Very nice when it comes in the form of a hint.
Unfortunately it attracts flies, but it has to stay because of the monarch butterflies.
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Clover always thrives!
You just have to get down low to see it.
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One day I did a double-take when contemplating the nearly-done-for coral bells.
New growth?
It looked like something quite else.
So I had to grovel around at dirt level to check things out.
Literally to un-ravel them.
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As it happens, I like Queen Anne's lace!
Also known as Bishop's weed and yes, it grows prolifically.
Invasive plants are all so pretty.
But I'll have to make sure the coral bells don't get throttled.
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A clamouring of birds tells me it's time for the afternoon top-up.
Which means it's also time for a rain shower.
But that's alright.
I love walking in warm rain.
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