For some reason, sowing seeds for zinnias in the garden beds near the memorial garden has pretty much failed for the past two years. In fact, this year, after nothing came up, I bought some more seeds and did the whole thing again. A grand total of two came up in one bed and one in the other bed. So, I planted seeds in this tub and, thankfully, they came through.
The long and narrow bed that I used the call ‘the chicken wire fence garden’ has stopped doing much of anything. I’ll try again next year and amend the soil, but I couldn’t do that this year because my hand was injured.
This photo is from a week or so ago. It’s been so hot and humid that I haven’t really done too much outside – except water, of course. And now it’s going to rain for the next few days. We need rain. We had way too much of it in the first half of the year, but lately, not nearly enough. The rivers have been very low and I saw some algae bloom in one of the two rivers that are near our house.
I finished the latest Daniel Silva, so now it’s back to The Mirror and the Light. Don is gobbling up books by Jim Harrison, which makes me happy. He goes through periods where he is not at all into reading books, so it’s nice to see him enjoying Harrison. Harrison was also a favorite of mine about 40 years ago. Wonderful writer.
We’re loving the Olympics but darned if it hasn’t screwed up our sleeping schedule! We’re creatures of habit and staying up an hour later than usual but waking up at the same time is taking a toll. Soon we’ll get back to normal.
I watched Kamala and Tim Walz speaking at my alma mater in Philadelphia yesterday. Wow! There’s a level of excitement and passion and hope I haven’t seen in a while. And JOY! I’m ready to do what I can for the campaign.
I have to go – Don is making scrambled eggs and he’s just about ready to bring some to my perch in the den.
Stay safe.
