We returned home from cottage country early this morning. Hadn't planned on being up quite so early but some idiot decided to set off fireworks at 3 a.m., then 4, then 5 at which time we said, " to 'eck with it let's get up and go". But the early start didn't get us home very early because we ran into dense fog for part of the trip. Just one of those mornings that we should have stayed in bed except we couldn't for the racket. :D
'If it weren't for bad luck there'd be no luck' was how our July went - bad news goes in threes and it took the entire month to get all three, lol. We did a happy dance August 1!
The goldenrod was/is in full bloom early this year and that makes me wonder if autumn is going to be early. For anyone who is not familiar with goldenrod it's a wildflower. I did some research to learn what it could be used for other than decorating - it makes beautiful dried arrangements. Lo and behold it's edible and I even found a recipe for jelly so that I didn't have to experiment. The flavour is mild - wild with a faint licorice taste .... not sure if I'll make it again - this one may have to grow on us. You'll find the recipe here.
We recently had some dry weather and took advantage of it to re-stain the deck and when it dries up again we'll re-stain the verandah.....the sun and wind are taking a toll on the wood. The goslings are almost as big as their parents and are airborne already. And we have a juvenile skunk that visits now and then; he's as cute as a bug's ear but we don't want him setting up house .....
The geraniums are blooming like crazy just now.....
We originally purchased this geranium as a hanging basket about 5 years ago - each winter they go into 'storage' and in late winter I bring them out and slip them to make more plants (3 big ones this year) .....they've never let me down. The colour is called watermelon.
