It’s still summer and it’s still a wet one. While forest fires rage in western Canada, we’re dealing with record rainfalls and flooding in what should be our dryer season. Gardens do seem to be enjoying the moisture and warmth though.
I planted a couple of different varieties of cherry tomatoes. These have gone from green to almost black and are just beginning to ripen to a dark red.
Another variety that I planted has a pear-like shape and they, too, are finally beginning to ripen. I’m sure that some sunshine would help!
The black-eyed Susans have finally blossomed. Ours seem to be late bloomers compared to those in other people’s gardens!
They are such cheerful flowers to gaze upon!
It’s fun to watch them unfurl from a tiny, tightly-wrapped ball to a full-fledged flower.
I had to go in to Saint John yesterday for a family visit, and I stopped along the way to capture some sailboats bobbing in the river by the RKYC (Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club) in Millidgeville.
This morning I managed to squeeze in a 12km bike ride before the clouds and rain returned. Just as I was getting close to home I discovered two groups of deer in the hayfield across the road.
They tend to cling to the treeline at the back and sides of the fields. I enjoy watching them grazing and gambling around in the grass when they’ll let me.
Meanwhile, at home, the last of the lilacs stretched up to the brief exposure of the sun and the wigelia is flowering.
Enjoy what remains of summer!
Capturing Cherished Memories 