Summer is speeding by!  The garden has taken a back seat this year due to travel, the porch project, family visits and our new grandbaby.  Plus it was hot, and then the monsoons came.  Things are growing but due to neglect, weather, and varmints this has  been a challenging summer.

In July, we traveled to the Canadian Rockies and the Bugaboo Mountains for some hiking.  I saw lots of wildflowers. The scenery wasn’t too shabby either.

When we returned home, we found the daylilies were in full bloom …

We finished the porch…

In August, we had visits from this mama and her babies

And the groundhog was back.. see him just to the right of the birches?  Grrrrr

He hasn’t gotten the tomatoes yet…

Today I finally did some weeding – here’s before

And after…

The rains are returning… maybe I’ll tackle the back garden tomorrow…or not. Summertime…..