That lovely bridal veil spirea bush that came with our property is in bloom. It’s so gorgeous. Every year, I am amazed by its beauty. I could take endless photos of it.
We had lots of thunderstorms last night – severe thunderstorm watches were up for a great deal of the northeast. We were trying to watch To Kill a Mockingbird on TCM, but it kept getting interrupted by that godawful warning noise that scares the crap out of you and a robot-voice issuing yet another long warning. I know it’s necessary, but since the flow of the movie and several key scenes were muted by the recurring warnings, we gave up.
Thankfully, we were spared any damage and I don’t think we got any hail. It hit the eighties here on Sunday and it was quite humid. Today will bring a high of 86. Then it’s back down to the 70s tomorrow. Our crazy spring continues.
After spending several hours over at Rick and Doug’s, we headed home. Our first task was to get the A/C unit for our bedroom out of the shed. We immediately installed it. We wanted to be able to sleep and not sweat! Mission accomplished.
The lovely little bell-like flowers on the Solomon’s Seal.
During our visit to Rick and Doug’s, we got to throw a ball to Sam, who loves nothing more than catching it in the air. It brings back memories of our dogs. Winston and Scout were great runners – Scout was as fast as any dog I’ve ever seen. Like Sam, they would chase balls for hours. It’s fun to get the chance to play with a dog again. And we adore Sam.
Baby morning glories. They’re coming up, as well as baby zinnias. This year, I also planted some sunflowers and they’re also breaking through the ground. It will be interesting to see how they do.
Happy Monday.
You’re certainly experiencing some crazy weather! It’s still feeling quite cool here. I spent most of yesterday afternoon tidying out my tiny greenhouse. Last year my son put a single grapevine in there to no avail, I told him we are too far north for grapes to grow even in a greenhouse and it seems I am right!
This week it’s the annual Chelsea Flower Show which is a massive event. Growers come from all over the world to recreate landscapes and display wonderful exhibits. Best of all the BBC televise several times a day from the event, including extra editions of Gardener’s World. I hope these programmes will be on your Britbox.
Hope your back is feeling better
Happy Monday!
Yes, Britbox is airing it this year! It airs Monday – Thursday starting at 3 pm. Huzzah!
Sounds like a good day Claudia. Hugs!
Hope you have a great day, Linda.
Nice day for you…enjoy. We’ll be lucky to hit 60. But..no rain. So that’s good. Crazy Spring is right! ;)
No rain is good!
I’m happy that your back is feeling better. Your gardens are lovely! Crazy weather is an understatement – but I’ll take the warmth over cold any day! Enjoy your day.
86 today – 68 tomorrow. Go figure!
more loveliness … you’re good at that. :) thank you.
your brunch time with friends (including the four-legged kind) yesterday sounds like a wonderful tradition. glad for you!
cool, overcast day here with a chance of rain. :)
i know i’m in the minority on that last one.
hope everyone has a great week … and gets the weather they want/need.
kathy in iowa
I’m not sure if you’ve had a lot of rain this spring – something tells me you might have, I think there was flooding in Iowa – but we’ve had more than we can ever remember having and, for gardeners, that has really mucked up the timing of our gardening, as well as our lawns. It will also bring lots more mosquitoes than is normal for us. I like the rain at times, and a lot of people love the rain, but everyone in my neck of the woods seems to agree that we’ve had way too much this year.
we are less than an inch over the average rainfall here in des moines, but other spots up north and especially east in davenport have had too much rain (plus a levee that didn’t hold). know you’ve had too much rain, too. i sure don’t wish flooding, mosquitoes, mushy gardens, etc. on anyone! hope you all get more sunshine and just enough heat to dry things out.
kathy in iowa
xo
Sounds like a splendid day apart from the funky weather and annoying interruptions. We had the same. But boy, your blooms are glorious!
Thank you so much, Jeanie.
Oh, your morning glories are up! I haven’t planted mine yet so I must be really behind. Love to visit your garden on your blog.
Lottie from SC
Thank you so much, Lottie.
I rarely comment but always read. I had to let you know that it was 26 degrees here this morning and the furnace was running. A chance of snow tomorrow. Hmmmm. It was in the 80’s two weeks ago. It’s been a crazy spring
Blessings,
Betsy
Oh my goodness! That’s crazy, Betsy! Hang in there.
The weather is nuts here in northern IL, too. My heat is on today. I am wearing a long -sleeved shirt with a hoodie over it. When I left earlier this morning to run errands, my weather app said it felt like 39 degrees. But Wed, Thurs and Fri are supposed to be 80 – 82 degrees. Oh – and of course we have a chance of rain or thunderstorms every single day until the end of the month!
Yes, we had very cold temps all last week. Yesterday was 85 – today is 86 – both days were humid. And tomorrow it will be 68!
My head is spinning!
We did not get any thunderstorms here,only a light rain.
Marilyn
Glad you didn’t get hit with them. There were severe thunderstorms all around here, Marilyn.