Saturday Single

Well, it's been a few days since I blogged so I thought I'd better get on the stick & post something!  I try for 5 days a week & most weeks I accomplish that, but haven't been in the mood lately & I haven't been taking many photos either.  This is a new type of tomato ( for me) that I'm growing this year--called Roman Candle---85 days. Beautiful, neon yellow,

fruits are
bursting with intense sweetness and flavor. A wonderful
new tomato that originated as a “sport” from
Mr. John Swenson’s Speckled Roman. A new favorite
of market growers, it is quite colorful

1st of the Season!

 My Matt's Wild Cherry tomatoes have started to ripen!  They are just so sweet--like having some candy to snack on!

How Many of You Have a Photo Like this?

Lots, I bet!  This was taken back in 1963 or 64 when the dentist decided I needed to get braces!    I was going through a pile of old photos last week & came across it!  I wore braces most of the time I was in high school........  Love that little flip in the back of my hair!

Picking a Few Every Day

The raspberries have started to ripen--getting some most everyday!  Next year we will need to clean out beds & transfer some canes.

Balloon Flower

My garden is going great guns right now!  The balloon flowers started to blossom this week!

Another New One!

I bought a few new perennials this year, not knowing what would survive in the gardens after the tree disaster.  One  that just bloomed is this Rudbeckia.  Got a bargain yesterday--Sunflower plants for $2.99 each at Aldi's!  Picked up 2 and put them in the center of the vegetable garden.

A Survivor

When the large tree came down n our yard this spring alot of the flowers in my beds were destroyed.  So when I went out this morning and saw this blooming I was happy!  This is the Tomato Soup Echinacea that I had planted a few years ago & I was sure it was gone!  Tried to get another plant, but it was already sold out.  So now I have quite a garden of different Echinaceas.