It’s once again very hot and very humid here with excessive heat warnings today and tomorrow. It will feel like it is well over 100 degrees. The air is like soup. And my friends in Wisconsin are battling rain and floods and my friends out west are dealing with forest fires. I can’t help thinking Mother Nature is pissed off. And I don’t blame her.
I watered everything this morning and I’ll be staying in for the rest of the day as humidity and I don’t do well together. Oops! Have to put more water in the birdbath, though I’m not seeing as many birds there as I did earlier in the summer. My lonesome dove often sits on the edge of the birdbath for a spell and the finches take quick drinks, but otherwise, I’m not seeing the catbirds (who love baths!) or the robins. All of that means summer is winding down, which, as much as I’ve hated the weather this summer, makes me sad.
I spoke firmly to the heavenly blue morning glories this morning and asked them when I am going to see flower buds. So far, I’ve received no answer. I’m getting impatient!
The limelights are turning pink, another sign of the seasonal change. That bush, which used to be upright, is now hanging down to the ground due to the constant rain pummeling it until it bent over under the weight. I’m not happy about that. I’ve done my best to nudge it upright, but it’s not working.
Most of the bee balm has dried up and is finished for the season, but there are a few flowers here and there.
I started in on the deductions yesterday and worked for several hours until I felt the beginnings of a primal scream. So I stopped. More today.
Thanks for all the tips on the butterfly and nightshade. It’s Eastern black nightshade and I don’t see it anywhere else. There’s lots of discussion as to if it’s really as toxic as people think it is. I don’t have a pet that will chomp on it and most animals know not to. Most of the discussion is about its effect on soybean crops and not on animals or humans. Since it lives mainly in the woods, I’m leaving it there.
Happy Tuesday.