garden – Page 3 – Reflections Outside My Window

JULY IT’S ALL DRY

It’s amazing how quickly the flowers go. In June its all bloom, by July its all dry. Most of my flowers are gone now. I have a few struggling zinnias and one sunflower. My perenials are growing but need cutting back. The salvia is always a reliable bloomer and often blooms right into winter. MyContinue reading “JULY IT’S ALL DRY”

JUNE GLOOM TO SUMMER BLOOM

I’m finally getting back out into my garden. The flowers are amazing from the seeds I dispersed back in February. The sunflowers, lavender pin cushions, purple sweet peas, red clover, borage, and zinnias have come up. The apricots I was so happy about in April blew off the tree in strong winds. You just neverContinue reading “JUNE GLOOM TO SUMMER BLOOM”

THE PATIENT ISN’T PATIENT

My friend told me I should write about patience. What’s to say? I am not! It made me think of what I need to work on as my knee heals from the break and surgery. I wrote this on April 13, 2024. It seems like it has been raining more than not since I brokeContinue reading “THE PATIENT ISN’T PATIENT”

THE GLORY OF SPRING

Just as the glory of spring was arriving, I tripped and broke my knee cap. It was early March and for nine days I was required to be in bed or a wheelchair with my leg straight. After nine days, the doctor decided I need surgery to fix the break. Now I am up onContinue reading “THE GLORY OF SPRING”

EL NINO ARRIVES

My last post was about how El Nino was basically a bust. I wrote that mid-January. Then we were hit with two big storms with unheard of amounts of rain. So be careful what you wish for. Where I live, we were lucky to have steady but moderate rain. As I looked out my officeContinue reading “EL NINO ARRIVES”

THE PLIGHT OF JANUARY

January has started with high winds, high waves, but not much in the way of rain. This El Nino year is turning into a bust so far. Last year, during La Nina, we had 12 or 13 atmospheric rivers that drenched the state and replenished our extremely parched earth, even in the desert area. ItContinue reading “THE PLIGHT OF JANUARY”