Today I lightly raked it, seems to have helped the seedlings come up out of the dead grass that had smothered them after the rain flattened everything out. I also reseeded some areas, we could get lucky with the weather (although I don't think I'll get germination in 6 days like I did 2 weeks ago when the highs were 80).

Mary, I am such a dope, lol. I remembered when you posted your pics it was in my thread asking about CP's bloom size. I found the pix, thank you again! Yes they are exactly the same. Speaking of bloom size, I went out and measured the new blooms, just like I did the first 2 that opened. The one with 6 points/tendrils is 8" wide not counting the tendrils at 1 1/4" each. The 2nd 5 pointed bloom is 6" across (not counting the tendils of the same size), and both blooms are 10" long, not counting the calyx. I was just measuring for record keeping purposes, but I think now I will try to find out, if possible, the sizes of both the real CP blooms, and the Coral Glow blooms, and compare. And yes, you are right, the seller was tctopcat. I think I will email him tomorrow and let him know.. what do you all think? I really don't think this is Coral Pink as he said. Here are some newer pix..of this..Coral Something, lol Notice the one on the left has 6 points, and the right one has 5. Normal for a brug to do that? Of course I still love it..I just wish I had the proper name with it.

Sierra, I am so sorry that you are dealing with frost at this time of year. I just can not imagine such a short growing season. I hope things warm up and you have a nice long Indian summer! Cameron, I hope the bee sting is improving. My DH has been stung several times in the last few days. The darn things fly inside his shirt and then move from spot to spot stinging him repeatedly. Cortisone cream has helped him a lot. I have tried to catch up on housework this week while the temps have been so high. I'm good up to about 90 F. but anything over that makes me physically ill. We have two window air conditioners that do a decent job of keeping it bearable inside. DD2 and I were able to clean a large closet, sort out all of her clothes to make room for new school clothes, get the house in decent order and scrubbed a few walls and the floors. I'm terrible about letting the house go during summer so I can spend time outside. We still have her room upstairs to tackle when she gets home from her weekend with her dad. I have a good carload of goods to take to the community thrift shop next week and won't even feel bad about using the fuel to make two trips if it means we can get her room back under control by clearing out lots of excess STUFF! In the meantime the weeds I've been so diligent about keeping cut so they don't form seed are getting tall and setting seed anyway. Next time we mow we'll be forced to bag too. Sigh. We've had rain off and on for two days and it's been nice to not have the hot sun beating in the windows all the time. 11 days until DD2 starts High school. Lots to get done before then because I already know how crazy things will get around here then. Thankfully most of our harvest is done. Just one more cutting of hay to do. We still have to rebuild the calf lot fences but will wait until the weather breaks before we do that. PS to Eduarda...we did our branding and tagging two weeks ago and the #44 cow survived the cut one more year. Her yearling grandaughter almost got shipped out but has been given a one year reprieve to settle down. How did it turn out that my heifers are all decendants of that crazy old #44? Hang in there everyone! MeMo

Awnings were almost a must have in climates with strong sun or houses with a certain orientation to the sun, back before central AC was the norm. I believe more people would employ awnings and other conservation techniques and home improvements if they understood the energy savings that would result. And I agree, Oak, it's not just about the bottom line, they do add style to a home's appearance! I like awnings so much I used them over the plantation shutters in the public rooms of our first Florida house. They were traditional green and white stripe canvas and were the driving design element of that house. The dining room had French doors that opened onto a walled courtyard with a tiled fountain, and the interior awning made the space look like a cafe... I still miss it.