Mid July

Phlox and blossom-heavy hydrangea are loving the day heat





Yellow rockets and orange & burgundy day lilies are a terrific combination in the dogwood garden





"Black" hollyhocks are healthy for the first time





These orange & burgundy lilies are so showy now that they get more sun





Are butterflies carnivores? (That's a dead robin it seemed to feed on for more than an hour.)




Are squirrels vegetarians? (That's a green apple the squirrel is caught red, er, green-handed with.)





Meet Croker, a shore bird made from metal and an Ontario stone, a gift from Hilary while we were exploring the Bruce Penninsula, named for Croker Bay, a lonely lighthouse outpost on Georgian Bay where we collected at least a hundred pounds of rocks for our respective homes!

Mid July

Great combination of Indian summer rudbeckia, sunny border blue, yellow yarrow, white gooseneck loosestrife and purple liatris ... plus a glorious red glad so heavy with blossoms it fell over shortly after the picture was taken

A white rose of sharon (look closely to see a pollen-heavy bee at work) - they're thick with flowers this year||