Susan Sleeman here. Summer’s in full swing in Oregon and I have to share a few
pictures from my backyard. I love the multi-color of the two tall stands of zebra grass. It's also beautiful in the fall and winter if you leave the stalks with their seed heads.
The red flower is called Crocosmia and is my very favorite
flower ever. I not only love the way it looks, but it’s a hummingbird magnet.
They love, love, love it.
The heathers along the upper rock wall are out of bloom now, but in the spring we have a gorgeous show. They're covered in pink and purple flowers that remind me summer is coming. 
I wish I could take credit for how good the garden looks,
but I have so many book deadlines this summer that I have had to forgo almost
everything except working and my youngest daughter who still lives at home has
taken up the charge and kept it in good shape. I’m so thankful that she shares
my love of gardening. It would be a huge mess without her.And this amazing picture is of the hummingbird that came to visit her when she was staking up the Crocosmia that likes to get a bit floppy. Isn't it an incredible picture?
My other favorite thing to do is take a book outside and sit on the patio to read. I could do that all summer long and never tire of it. I'd say I continue in the winter, but we have so much rain in Oregon and it's hard to read a soggy book. LOL
So what is your favorite summer activity and have you been able to do it this summer?
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1 comment:
Beautiful garden. I want to get back to my gardening and will next spring when I get the okay from my doctors that I can do it. I work out a lot of problems in my plot pulling weeds out of my garden.
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