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Dog Days of Summer!
Aug 4, 2007 | 12:36 PM PST
Tags: rocks , path , eggplant , white , purple , blackberry , blackberries , bumper crop , green eyed susan , sweet potato vine , front yard

Well, if I wasn't sure if it was summer or not, I know it IS now! IT IS HOT!!! And, our afternoon showers have stopped happening so I am back to watering. Its really just routine maintenance around here these days. Of course there is also the creek clean our project, the new berm in the back, etc....but I digress. The major projects are all in a place now where I need my hubby's help to continue (Chainsawing behind the creek, hauling dirt, moving pine straw) So, I have to wait until he has "time" (LOL)

So, today I mowed the lawn and did routine weeding and took some more pictures:

The other day we scored some free small rocks off of craigslist, so I nestled those in among the bottle path:

The purple eggplants are taking off and we have already enjoyed some for dinner!

The White Eggplant is lookin good!

A bumper crop of blackberries is ripening :)

The green eyed susans are blooming and adding great color to the front of the house:

In the spring I planted a variety of Sweet Potato Vines in the very front of my yard where I am still sparse on plants. My hope was that they would spread and help limit the amount of weeding I would have to do in that area. Well, it has been working GREAT! A small investment has saved me lots of time pulling weeds. Gotta love it:

Heres a good shot of my front yard as seen from the street. Must say, I am ready for fall and getting excited thinking about all the fall gardening projects!

My photos were also victim to the GG computer crash :( I'm SO bummed! That took me so long to do and I really enjoyed having the chronological slide show to watch of my yard. So, I will start uploading and redoing soon.