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| Sun shining through the bunny tails lining the new raised beds. |
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| Summer Sun Echinacea planted with lavender to the right. |
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| Looking north from the middle of the new raised beds. Things are sure growing. |
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| Lisa's wheelbarrow full of glads. Into the water they go. |
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| Florencio is trying to keep the birds from eating the wonderful blueberry crop. Sometimes the netting catches us! |
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| Grapes are getting plump. |
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| Florencio even netted the fig trees. Quite a feat as they are really tall. Now if the birds quit figuring out how to go UNDER the netting. |
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| Fall blackberries putting on size. |
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| My great nephew found a praying mantis. It crawled all over him and he was a wiggling giggle! |
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| Grams takes care of the littlest one today at The Farm. Shade and a song along with pats on her back calmed her down. She wanted to see what was going on, too. |
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| The corn grows quickly in the heat. |
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| Pablano peppers. |
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| Bees working the sunflowers. |
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| Love these branching sunflowers. So many varieties now have more than just one flower on them. |
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| Different varieties are different colors and heights. I am a sucker for the different sunflowers. |
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| My friend, Chris, thinks tomatoes like to hide on the red plastic mulch. It is supposed to increase production by 20% and it also keeps the tomatoes cleaner. I like picking the yellow tomatoes :) She gets right in there to make sure she doesn't miss any. |
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| Lisa picking the zinnias. |
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| A few cucumbers and tomatoes. |
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| A cart full of beautiful flowers. The blue ones are like an artichoke. They are a "cardoon". |
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| A little closer look. The cardoon buds look more like an artichoke, but they aren't. |
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| The first planting of corn is filling out. Still too slender at the top. The top end should feel blunt.The silk needs to be dried out and dark. |
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| Another cart full of beautiful flowers and fern fronds. The carnations are so fragrant. |
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| A variety of Sea Holly, (Eryngium). These will dry and last a long time. |
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| Bumble bee on the echinacea. |
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| Sweet peas galore! |
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| Mixed bed of echinacea. |
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| Nasturtiums with fuchsias behind them. |
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| The nasturtiums have taken over the bench. |
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| Green and purple cabbage. |
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| Grams makes sure the rosemary bundles are even. We love our big shade tree. Most days there is a nice breeze under it, too,. |
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| The praying mantis has found an echinacea to play on. |
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| One of Lisa's bouquets is ready to go home. |
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| Here is another one. |
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| And another. |
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| The drawers from the bathroom in the farmhouse are full of blooms, too. |
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| Mary (Grams) and "Other Mary" organize the fresh picked beans. |
