mysteryluvr54's Blog

It's been pretty hot and humid around here, which is driving me nuts cause I love to be outside.  We have been getting some much needed rain, so for that I can't complain and after all it is August.  2 more weeks  and work & school start back up for me.  Where did the time go?  I know. . . spent gardening, taking pictures, reading, teaching and getting to know nature better. 

I had some alone time today, so I've spent it deleting the blank picutures and re-uploading the ones that were missing.  Boy, I hope that never happens again.  Thank goodness I hadn't deleted my pics off my hard drive after putting them on a disc.  I was debating doing that, too.  My folks enjoyed watching them on the CD I sent.  

I've been freezing & we're still eating from our garden.  The tomatoes are ripening.  I'll just freeze some for soups & sauces and if I can get 4 ripe at the same time along with the peppers, I'll make some salsa.  

We are losing one of our apple trees and I don't want to replace it with another, so I've been trying to come up with ideas for that spot.  It will get  full sun, which I don't have in pretty much of the rest of the yard now.  We have those nice bricks around the tree and I want to put them to good use,  so I'm thinking maybe a herb garden.  I like the pots and they can be brought inside during the winter, but it might be a nice spot for perennial herbs mixed flowers.  Just an idea.  Have till next spring to figure that out. 

I was looking into investing in another tree.  One that is free of fruits, nuts or seeds.  (with a crab apple and 2 apple trees I'm tired of raking & stepping in apple mush)  I was shown a pretty tree and a fast grower called Maple Autumn Blaze.   As I was driving home I thought. . . hum, why not save a maple tree that's growing around the house from one of  those whirlybird seeds.   So I went under the bushes in the back near my neighbors Maple tree and found me a good start on a Maple.  I planted it in a pot, so we'll see what happens.  Hey, a lot cheaper than $600.  If it doesn't make it there are plenty more where it came from and there's always next spring when the whirlybirds fly. 

Well, after all this business with the pictures I need to take a break and get some fresh, humid air.   I think August is the worst of the 12 months right there behind February.