Blooming, crawling and climbing....

 July 21, 2022

Today is a sunny day with a beautiful breeze blowing, the brutal humidity of the last couple of days has decreased due to a cold front that thundered through in the night. Over this week, we have had just under an inch of rain, falling in three episodes. Everything seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. 

Buds have risen from all my amaryllis bulbs, except the baby one, and the pink one opened yesterday.

We have certainly dodged the bullet of the Spongy (Gypsy) Moths, as it appears that a combination of virus and bacteria targeting the caterpillars, and we think, freezing of the egg masses above the insulating snow, has drastically reduced their numbers. We can see no evidence of defoliation in our immediate area, unlike last summer. 

Our favourite apple trees are loaded with growing fruit. This tree is right out from the back door beside the driveway, and is a very good eating apple.

In the pepper patch, several are of a usable size.

Squash and pumpkin vines are crawling across the patio slabs,

and hidden under the greenery are a couple of these.

Climbing beans are really starting to clothe the bean teepee, the first planting of bush beans are blooming and the first bloom spikes are rising from the double row of gladioli. The cucumber plants are loaded with bloom and starting to crawl up the fence at the far end.

Hidden in the row of Brandy wine tomato plants are many of these.

On the trail cameras, we are seeing a buck with velvety growing antlers,

and a pretty doe crossing our trail.

As always, clicking on the pictures will make them bigger.