Gotta love this overcast weather. A few days shouldn't hurt them, might slow them down a bit but they're still getting sun, just not as much. Soil doesn't dry out as fast, so you'll probably want to water less frequently. Now a whole season of cloudy days is a whole nother problem entirely, but that's not likely to happen. I, for one, like this weather. Beats pulling weeds in the 90 degree sun ;) And it's perfect for slowly hardening off tomatoes and peppers, as long as it doesn't hail.

Lily thank you, you will get there. It took me 7 years and that's only because I kept going and going and going, making more beds. I finally told myself that's enough! Just put border around all the beds (boy was that a job) this year to prevent myself from extending the beds anymore lol. Peren thank you for your kind words :)

Shrouded in fog: Volunteer trash tree--a box elder which reminds me of the apple-throwing trees in the Wizard of OZ: The base of the tall 'mushroom' in the middle is a box elder stump. You can see the roots which had spread in search of water. The tiny concrete mushroom in the lower right was a gift from my late sister: Grandson's portal to ... somewhere. Really an old wagon wheel missing its spokes, guarded by friendly gnomes. The box elder on the right and the wild cherry on the left came up between tumbled blocks so I left them for shade: I left a small mound of dirt and a piece of the old stump: The back side of the stump. I'd love to plant hostas here, but I know it would be an invitation to the deer--I'll have to settle for heuchera, Canadian ginger, and violets: The bird houses belonged to my late mother. When her house was sold, I brought them to my block garden, where they look as if they are climbing the tulip tree. Fire circle--under the firewood is the stump of a wild cherry tree. Twigs I picked up this spring, awaiting a trip to the burn pile on the other side of the creek: An old bird nest, with pebble eggs: A cow bone rodents have been gnawing for calcium: A row of stones which remind me of potatoes: Concrete mushroom top--bottom of a piece of concrete which was poured over large gravel and rocks: Photobombed by my cat, Gargoyle: Yes, I am Queen of this domain: More stumps with concrete mushroom tops: Some of the blocks were still held together by mortar and were really heavy. When I find an interesting rock or other object I add it to the pile:

Jeri - we are predicted to have the same "extreme heat event" that you are. They say it will start in the southern part of CA and move North. We are lucky being so close to the SF Bay and the Ocean. Our area is not supposed to be as bad as inland. Are you not fairly close to the ocean? Perhaps that will make it more moderate for you. Last night it got down to 53 degrees here, and I open all of the windows with several fans when it is hot. I close everything up first thing every morning, and the house stays a reasonable temperature all day. Has worked so far - even if it gets to 90 during the day, I can get the indoor temps down so much overnight that we are still using a blanket and a thick bedspread, and our 3 cats come to cuddle in the night because they are chilly. That is my plan for this weekend, when they say it will be really hot on Sunday & Monday. We shall see. Jackie