Early August in Photos

Growing Garden, Butterflies & Blue Skies, Links to Like

The earth bore much substance, on the mountains the oak at its top yielded acorns and midway bees. — Hesiod, Works and Days

Good Garden Things

Grapevines hiding the garden. Lotta grapes coming our way!

Sunflower patch, still growing taller but no flowers yet.

Beans vining up the cornstalks

Borage!

Picking beans is like playing “Where’s Waldo?”

Salad bar of dreams

Single mushrooms popping up randomly from the logs

Lovely carrot greens

Garden Visitors

Many visits from monarchs this month

Swallowtail butterfly.

I love the bumblebees so much! Here on echinacea/ coneflower.

Flowers

Top, L to R: Nasturtium, Cosmos, Milkweed; Mid L to R: Joe-Pyeweed, Tickweed/ Coreopsis, Marigold; Bot L to R: Snapdragons, Boneset, Bee Balm & Mustard,

Et cetera

Near-perfect weather: blue skies, warm to hot with a cool breeze, cooler nights, good amount of rain.

Munch is a stalwart devotee of naptime. He arranges his own pillow & blanket if he needs to.

Hive checks weekly. Original colony is split, waiting to see if the 2nd colony produces a queen. 1st colony’s queen is a superstar.

Links to Like

There are so many great writers here on Substack, and I’d encourage you all to explore the site when you get a chance. There’s truly something for everyone. To give you some starting points, I thought I’d try adding a section to my posts where you can click over to read pieces from other writers. Of course, I’ll start out with some of my favorites, whose topics, not surprisingly, include gardening, books, & seasonal living. Here’s a sampling of what I’ve enjoyed reading so far this month:

Jane Austen and the Internet & a New Irish Find

After Lammas Day, / corn ripens as much by night as by day

Grow, Gather and Feast - August

Homesickness

Happy gardening & harvesting, and happy reading!

—Erin, in Michigan