Our little, and I mean little, town is bursting with activity lately. In the short drive from my house to our version of Main Street, one encounters all sorts of delays while workers are busy doing what they do. First up is the bridge over our local river. It’s being painted a lovely shade of brick red. This has necessitated the closing of one lane of traffic, while the workers paint each half of the bridge structure. For several weeks we detoured to the right. Now that one half of the bridge is completed, we’re detouring to the left. All of this is controlled by some temporary stop lights.
Yesterday, I had just been freed from the delays at the bridge when I saw a workman holding a Slow/Stop sign. More vehicles ahead. Ah. They were trimming trees. Another delay.
I emerged from that to encounter yet another. After many years of waiting and hoping – at the very minimum the eight years we have lived here – our little main street is getting sidewalks. When I heard it might be happening earlier in the year, I said I’d believe it when I see it. Well, I’ve seen it. Finally! This is a big deal around here because walking from post office to shops to market to pizzeria has been rather treacherous in the past. Not to mention muddy and/or slippery when dealing with rain and snow. That is very exciting news indeed and the shop owners are very pleased. As am I.
So these delays, though sometimes maddening, are something I accept gladly because our little town is being beautified. And I am in awe of these workers who toil for long days in this infernal heat and humidity. That cannot be easy.
Some of the books you saw in yesterday’s post are books I will be reviewing in the future. How grateful I am to get the opportunity to learn about authors that are new to me – that I might not hear of otherwise – and then share my thoughts about them with you. Reading is all important to me, as you know, and the more I can share the joy of reading with all of you, the better. I have a couple of reviews coming up in the next 3 weeks or so.
I mowed yesterday in the sauna that is our weather, even through some rain. That ever present rain is sure making my grass grow quickly and it’s difficult to keep up with it. But I’m getting lots of good exercise as I push our lawnmower here and there. Hopefully, I’m sweating off some pounds, as well!
The hostas, and I have many of them, are blooming. Each one slightly different, but all with the palest of lavender blooms. No matter how long I’ve had hostas in my garden, I’m always taken by surprise when the shoots emerge from the leaves. Oh that’s right, I think, the hostas have flowers! You’d think I’d be used to it by now.
Does that ever happen to you?
Happy Thursday.
Sounds like there’s a lot of progress in your town! I love the flowers on hostas…they are like little jewels from such hard working plants. And, you’re right…I do forget about them blooming…it’s like an unexpected surprise every year! ;)
It’s such a nice surprise, Donna!
I have two mouse ear hostas, and they too are blooming…they are the cutest things! I was just out looking! ;)
We have hastas?
Uh….YES.
I am always surprised by how many varieties there are, Happy Thursday too …
So many varieties, Rob and I haven’t even begun to plant them all!
We could use some of your rain here. Our small town library had no Crombie books on the shelf so I requested several. We did get new sidewalks, old fashioned street lights and iron benches about 3years ago! Even built in planter beds at our one stop sign and down Main Street. It looks so pretty. We are fortunate to have all the buildings full of small businesses. Empty store fronts are so sad for our small towns. Everything is at horrid Strip Malls! Don’t overdo in the heat!
Mine didn’t either – I had to order them through the library system.
Great minds– I just shot some hosta photos yesterday! Love Don’s comment!
He’s funny, that guy!
It sounds like your town is really getting into the beautification!! I love to see towns doing that as it means that they are doing well. Small towns have such a rough time of it. I also don’t know what I would do without a book in reach. Reading is so important to me. Isn’t it funny how some people cut the blooms off of their Hostas. They don’t like them. What a shame. But I guess….to each their own.
Really? People cut off the blooms?? WHY?
Can you believe that!!! Some peoople really dislike the blooms. They only want the foliage. I couldn’t believe it myself when I read that on a forum I use to read. Like you said…what a great surprise to see them!
I have quite a few Hostas myself and they are all blooming..in fact they have started to spread and I have new ones growing in front of my bed of Daylillies..I bought two more types this year including an Empress Wu which they say is the largest type..It grows about 6 feet across..I think it my be till next year when it gets fully grown..I can’t wait to see it..Your little town sounds lovely Claudia..Small towns are the best..
We have one hosta here that is about 4 feet across – it was already here when we moved in. It’s the granddaddy of them all!
Wow..there are so many types..I would like to get some of the smaller varieties too for in pots..like the little Blue Mouse Ears Hosta..
Better watch your taxes, they will probably go up to pay for the sidewalks, lol. Pretty hostas, I never had much luck growing them.
I’m sure they will and they are already too high.
Seeing flowers bloom has that miraculous feeling doesn’t it.Beautiful images.It is one thing to see it,another to be able to share it! Thank-you Claudia
You are very welcome, Grace!
Lots of progress in your town this summer! Sidewalks will be VERY nice in the snow and mud. I can only imagine what it was like before.
I transplanted two hosta’s from a friends yard two years ago. Only one survived but it’s beautiful!
Blessings,
Betsy
If you ever get the chance to plant hostas that have white flowers do it…they have the most incredible smell similar to jasmine…
Especially Aphrdite with her double flowers. So pretty!
Yay for hostas! And yay for making our cities pretty….even when we get stuck in construction traffic :)
Beautiful photos! I bought a bunch of hostas 5-6 years ago and planted part of them in my yard and some in Tiffany’s flowerbeds and now five years or so later, hers are at least 4′ across and mine are maybe 12″ across. Same batch of hostas. I’ve decided it is that her house faces a different direction than mine and at least, that’s what I tell her! Ha. She always calls and tells me when hers pop up – usually ahead of mine. Oh well…..
Judy
I have a small hosta garden I do like them and I’m always on the look for new types.
Denise
I have a lot of hostas around my property too, and love their blooms! My favorite hostas are the ones that have green and white leaves – the white is the outline of each leaf. So pretty.
Seeing flowers bloom every year seems like a gift every time. I have a plant my granny always called “Bridal Wreath” that reminds me of her every year when it blooms. My granny had a green thumb and always had colorful flowers like Zinnia’s in her yard. Just seeing those flowers makes me smile.