Yes,
June 2015 was unseasonably hot (weeks of 90 to 100)
and will go down in the record books as being the hottest June ever recorded! Our average June high is 73 degrees F.
And July forecast_ continued
HOT. We cannot recall August type weather so early in the season. Funny how one looks forward to 80 degrees following 100! Is it possible that August will give us back our June and July?
Despite the heat, the gardens have done surprisingly well, and another nice surprise this month is the Blue Moon, a second full moon.
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| The Full Moon of July 1 ushered in the red sky warning |
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| Full Moon |
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| little visitor |
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| Fresh vegetables harvested, leftover chicken, Quinoa... casserole |
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| Mourning Doves are everywhere amidst the trees |
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| Lovers forever |
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| Divided, potted, traveled north, positioned... |
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| ... and planted my cousin's (removed the lawn) drought tolerant deer resistant garden. |
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| "I think I love you" |
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| Suyo Long forming |
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| Suyo Long harvest |
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| 6 1/2 pounds of wild plums from our Thundercloud Plum |
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| R. Brandy |
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| R. Graham Thomas |
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| Ms Robin's nest |
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| southern garden facing north |
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| View south |
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| sit a spell |
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| Armenian cucumber |
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| Korean cucumber salad: whisk 1 TB rice vinegar, 2 tsp dark sesame oil, 2 tsp soy, pinch cayenne, salt to taste; pour over 2 lbs sliced cucumbers, and allow to marinate for several hours |
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| Cucumbers and carrots fermenting |
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| Dahlia Fascination |
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| just a Hosta but slightly sunburned |
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| Oriental lily time |
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| Vitex |
July 30: blistering record setting 105 degrees F (82 is the average)
July 31: another record setting 105 forecast
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| Full Moon ( Blue Moon) |
