Beautiful. Gardenweed, what's the 3rd picture?

Sorry, that can't make me cool. I wish.
87°
humidity 68%
heat index 98°.

Karen

Karen - 3rd picture is clematis. I shot the picture in Elizabeth Park in Hartford, CT right after I got the digital camera. Sorry I don't recall the name of the clematis.

Well, the pictures made my EYES feel cooler at least. I don't have the exact figures but when I drove to the farm stand it was 91. All the milk & kitty litter jugs are out where they can water the plants at the base through the pinholes. Plant nannies are keeping others alive, including my tomato plants. I keep moving from shady spot to shady spot planting out WS perennials. Each hole gets a half gallon of water before I set the plants in it. The pot ghetto is shrinking slowly, very slowly.

Okay, try this one -

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Eileen

Those are luscious! Love that beautiful swan. Where did you take that one?

We used to go to somewhere in Connecticut on the shore and get the best seafood, and they had swans in the water, but I can't remember the name.

I shot the swan photo at Stanley Park in Westfield. I love how it came out.

Nothing like Blues..so pretty.Thanks.

I've still so much to get in the ground and it is SO hot all the time! Whine,whine,whine. I KNOW that I am no good in the heat and swear each year that anything that is not in the ground by July 4th will just have to be lost but I just can't do it.

Glad you enjoyed those Nan. I'm not whining about the heat but I sure feel like it. I keep going by tying a damp bandana around my neck when I'm outside and moving with the shade. I got quite a few WS plants in the ground yesterday, just going slow and staying where there was shade. Each hole I dug got a half gallon of water before I set the plants in it. I'm using water from the dehumidifier.
Most of the WS plants still in pots are on the breezeway where they get a lot of shade and I can water them easier. I'll hold on to most until the weather breaks and then hope to get them planted before the next heat wave hits.
Memo to self--next WS season, check notes for warnings about torrential rains and mid-summer drought BEFORE WS 486 milk jugs.

Those pics are lovely gardenweed! I particularly love the columbine, with its white ruffle. You have a great eye for detail.

Glad2garden, is there any chance it was the Silvermine Tavern in Norwalk, CT? Norwalk is a seaside town but the Tavern is inland. They have a swan in their logo and keep swans (clipped wings, and they care for them) on the river/millpond next to the restaurant where diners can see them.

-Edie

Thanks edie. My little P&S Nikon is the one with the great eye for detai. All I see are possibilities.

The swan shot was taken over the July 4th holiday at Stanley Park in Westfield, MA. That's where I've gotten a number of lucky shots including this one two years ago.

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