The border of flowers in our backyard is doing its thing. It looks best in late light instead of today’s midday sunshine, but this is pretty nice too, no?

Lilies and other perennials in Seattle late June flower border

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Lettuce doesn’t like too much hot weather, which will make it bolt (center part gets taller pretty quickly to set seed). If it bolts it becomes bitter and not very good to eat. If you harvest it as soon as you see it’s beginning to bolt, it will still be delicious. Try a leaf to see. If you have a lot of lettuce plants and want to extend your harvest time, it will last for weeks in the fridge IF you pull it out roots and all, shake and rinse off the dirt with a hose, shake off extra water, and put it in a plastic bag closed with a twist tie. You can eat fresh salads for weeks.

Different lettuces in the garden almost ready to harvest

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Lavender grows very well in my yard. It even yields occasional volunteer plants!

Lavender blooming in my Seattle garden

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A view at dusk of the cruise ship Breakaway’s deck, en route from Bermuda.

NCL Breakaway at dusk

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Leaving Bermuda on a cruise last month, this view. Happy Solstice!

Coral reefs and warm turquoise waters not far outside of Bermuda (UK)

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Solstice sunshine on the roses

Garden roses in sunshine in my garden

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Hanging out of the car while hubby drove, with my iphone. Not bad, right?

Piles and layers of clouds in late afternoon sky

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Hamilton in Bermuda has a lovely little park.

Birds bathing in a birdbath in a park in Bermuda (UK)

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From a ferry boat in Bermuda, a cloudscape for you.

Piles of rain clouds approaching over sunlit waters in Bermuda

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Finally, a good butterfly shot. Had to go all the way to Bermuda for it!

Orange and black butterfly on a flower in Bermuda, UK

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