The other evening in my back yard, right before the current heat wave in Seattle.

Cirrus clouds or mare’s tails at sunset with the moon almost full

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Dusty kitty is one of those cats who will love you, no matter who you are, kind of like a friendly dog. But she’s hard to get to pose nicely. Here she is on our patio on a warm July afternoon.

Smoke colored cat on a patio, with petunias

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I love lavender (see photo of it in bloom below). Here is some I harvested that is decorating my carport while it dries. I picked the pink ones just today, the others last week.

Pink and lavender lavender (!!) drying in twine-wrapped bunches

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Dill is very happy in my garden and reseeds so well that I see why it is called dill weed. But it is beautiful and fragrant, and I love to cook with it, so at least some stays. Here is a flower about the size of my hand, not quite in bloom. Note: the word umbel comes from the word umbrella!

Dill umbel, still partly closed, against an early summer sky

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The hydrangeas are beginning. I love that they bloom in the shade. It’s easier to keep them watered properly in shade, anyway. Remember, the “hydra” in their name means they love/need water!

Macro of blue hydrangea flowers beginning to bloom

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Today I picked the first real harvest of red raspberries, about a quart. The birds and squirrels don’t seem as interested in these berrries, at least so far. I am grateful.

Red raspberries, just picked in the garden

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Went to a neighbor’s party yesterday and she had the most beautiful bouquets of her garden flowers on the tables.

Colorful flowers decorate a backyard picnic table, ready for a party

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Flat peas or sugar snaps, what’s your preference?

Snow peas and sugar snap peas in the June garden

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These peach daylilies with faintly striped petals are the very first to bloom in my garden.

Peach daylily with yellow throat after a gentle rain

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My front yard has roses and lavender. Life is good.

Red roses and lavender in the late afternoon sun

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