Check out all that new growth on the Boston fern! I was so worried that I might have killed it by putting it outside too early in the spring, but, as one of you said at the time, ferns are quite resilient. Huzzah!
I’ve been watering a lot because we’re in a hot and humid 90 degree cycle here. That should change with some storms on Wednesday and it will go back down to the low to mid-eighties.
I took it easy yesterday as I had suffered from too little sleep on Saturday night. Don was off taking portraits (he had a very successful day!) and I had the A/C on. I just did routine things like washing the sheets, watering both the indoor and outdoor plants, listening to music, and reading. That’s all I could handle. And I was so tired that it was difficult to concentrate on reading. Much better today after a good night’s sleep.
It’s hard to believe it’s almost the end of July! Slow down, summer!
As we sat on the porch this morning drinking our second cup of coffee, I saw an Eastern swallowtail butterfly flitting around. But she was too fast for me to capture with the camera.
At one point yesterday, I saw four finches and a catbird on the edge of the birdbath. It seems they all got an invite for a 2 pm pool party! I only managed to get pictures of two of the finches because I was so enchanted by all of the activity and didn’t want to get up to get my camera. I’ll share those tomorrow.
What else? I’m into Knife by Jo Nesbø (he’s a top-notch writer) and the library informs me that the Kate Atkinson I’ve been waiting for is in. However, they’re closed today, so I’ll pick it up tomorrow.
Slow hot days around here. But, after waiting so long for spring and summer, I’m grateful for them and I don’t want to wish them away.
Happy Monday.
