Thursday, June 30, 2011
The Front Yard - Planter
I think I might add a couple more flowers to this planter. We'll see. Also, very hot an sticky today. I actually turned on the central air.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The Big Dipper
While returning to the house after taking out the trash I looked up and saw the Big Dipper. Good to see as it's been a while since I've noticed it.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Backyard Pine Tree
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Pansies
We've had so much rain this year that I haven't even hooked up the garden hose yet! I've just done some watering of the few annuals I have (including these pansies) with the watering can.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
We're Goin' Down
Yesterday the total daylight was 15 hours and 37 minutes. Today we're at 15 hours and 36 minutes. D'oh!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Summer Solstice 2011
Today is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest day of the year in 2011. This solstice occurs when the sun is farthest north in the sky and is directly above the Tropic of Cancer. Today may be the longest day of the year but that doesn't mean it's the warmest. The Earth will keep warming into July even as daylight decreases.
Lupines
On my recent visit to Madeline Island I found that the lupines were in full bloom. Sadly the weather was cloudy and cold. These pictures are actually from last year.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
Dale's Yard on Madeline Island
Just got back yesterday from visiting Dale on Madeline Island. The apartment he rents there is beautiful. Here is one of the many irises growing in the yard there.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Missed the Full Moon
The June full moon is called the full strawberry moon. It happened on June 15. According to the Farmers' Almanac this name was used by every Algonquin tribe. In Europe it was called the Rose Moon. "Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June... so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!"
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Clumps of Leaves
Rain very early yes-
terday morning while I was still asleep. Lots of clumps of leaves fell and more fell today. Cleaned them up so I could mow today.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Red Breasted Robin
Was washing the dishes and saw a robin (not the one shown here) out the kitchen window. It landed on the clothes line and perched there for a minute. Very beautiful.
Salvia
Hard to believe that this salvia is bloom-
ing right where last winter's massive snowmound was. I love the color of the blooms but this salvia only flowers for a short time. Ya gotta enjoy it while it lasts.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Morning Rain
This dewdrop world -
It may be a dewdrop,
And yet - and yet -
-by Issa
Okay, what you see on the leaves are raindrops and not dewdrops but it was the best I could do.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Little Bells
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
103 Degrees Today!!!
We haven't cracked 100 in 5 years! Accord-
ing to Paul Douglas this is the hottest it's been in Minneapolis since August 1, 1988.
Dad gave me the pictured flowers years ago. I don't know what they're called but they flower every year at this time.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Rhubarb Seed Stalk
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Whirly Birds (150th Post Today!!)
Dale and I have a silver maple in our front yard and our next-door neighbor Jim has one in his back yard. Between the two trees we get a LOT of the seeds in our yards. As kids we called them whirly birds (I know some people refer to them as helicopters) and used to collect them in Kemps ice cream buckets. We'd climb a ladder and dump them and watch them twirl to the ground. If we felt adventurous we'd walk to the Nicollet bridge that crosses Minnehaha Creek and dump them over the side. It's a lot more fun to play with them than having to sweep/rake a whole yard full, but I do have fond memories of them!
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Flowering Bush
I don't know the name of this flower-
ing bush. They are very pretty and I wish they lasted all summer long. They border Jim's northern backyard property line and our southern backyard property line.
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