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A day at Monticello ... part 2

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Mitchell<br />September 5, 2013

Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell September 5, 2013

Giant sunflowers welcome summer to the garden

8:57 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLJe4JUZ7XlN5pThsEJ_-K-G136IhtovnB_Z4lkSN_lH2fSaIXT-ID3o4tlK9YAxFZ5zbW8SdNSVzAP_dLjPpcGMen3zHZm-u22z-SxScV3NiUAc8RV4vXbin_fbGD3yLK-9VyUSxtC-d/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLJe4JUZ7XlN5pThsEJ_-K-G136IhtovnB_Z4lkSN_lH2fSaIXT-ID3o4tlK9YAxFZ5zbW8SdNSVzAP_dLjPpcGMen3zHZm-u22z-SxScV3NiUAc8RV4vXbin_fbGD3yLK-9VyUSxtC-d/s640/9.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">SWAC Husband is not quite 6' tall and standing amongst the tomato plants.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrvbcpM5NkRbQfsXEdTVxn7yNcco-G7KAR1Jlp6lf0pF6jPRTiKeMCWg8vyHyuN0Cl-09SHL45xBTdr8QXPspW0yt2Iox0Rj-LHtDjIHL0bL2ZSe8cIK7feKAyUue927jgi8YY8suIRUt/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Mitchell<br />Sunflowers<br />July 29, 2013

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SWAC Husband is not quite 6' tall and standing amongst the tomato plants. The moon was high overhead when the photo was taken at 9:00 th...

Early summer morning in the garden

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4RK4Y0XqXMHCtqbEvyUgKOsdxOKmrzBlODCNErnwlTtbnAYYcXFM3cVMpPRXeJfiVUgXCd8_jWeOWLfHEB33x45fuOckW2WRaWaqZNcbOvPPULff3pzHE4uUtAjGBSaRU6ugQiK2wnVx/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4RK4Y0XqXMHCtqbEvyUgKOsdxOKmrzBlODCNErnwlTtbnAYYcXFM3cVMpPRXeJfiVUgXCd8_jWeOWLfHEB33x45fuOckW2WRaWaqZNcbOvPPULff3pzHE4uUtAjGBSaRU6ugQiK2wnVx/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The cool 52-degree air wafted in the open windows this morning as I  reached for a sweater to go over my tee shirt. The late July coolness is  truly appreciated so after breakfast I loaded the washing machine with  towels and sheets to hang out to dry, and then, donning SWAC Husband's  wide-brimmed hat, headed to the garden before the summer sun became too  uncomfortable.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmO8pXaGyrpbgJjNbKGITnmhq7kMs_4L5qTkzHoWHJpYIjuPZYd6p1SZcd2fWSmE5XGnT0w_0Ci5RpwhVhB_jAzJ3EPhvDXL9iBqlgobTlYWQdL-wE9NbCIzJHi_4aBnwQOely3tuvIa5/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmO8pXaGyrpbgJjNbKGITnmhq7kMs_4L5qTkzHoWHJpYIjuPZYd6p1SZcd2fWSmE5XGnT0w_0Ci5RpwhVhB_jAzJ3EPhvDXL9iBqlgobTlYWQdL-wE9NbCIzJHi_4aBnwQOely3tuvIa5/s400/10.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My tennis shoes quickly became wet from the dewy grass as I made my way  across the yard to the garden gate. The sun was peeking over the ridge  so half the garden was in shade while the other half was already in full  sun.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs5Vd1q4Pg3l_bf74lLEBwTih382w3mgGOKsrSkFEm37Wsql7ujFUZFePNdOZjP15T5QYofk_FYi4z-fKjrAlJeNBmn9CJh45v0dcYxDoKGrGzcHcoY92Jyj2EeX2IBuAo-PRgIQo-6Xp/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs5Vd1q4Pg3l_bf74lLEBwTih382w3mgGOKsrSkFEm37Wsql7ujFUZFePNdOZjP15T5QYofk_FYi4z-fKjrAlJeNBmn9CJh45v0dcYxDoKGrGzcHcoY92Jyj2EeX2IBuAo-PRgIQo-6Xp/s400/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrFHVOHVRLHvWw2FmFcFm-Nd0d3vPVx8lHI1FuYjGXyKloCG7LEVychQKXAq_W-0ze1d0g2boEYhVn9b5_vTYGofYH6zfy0NOt5W50hVa3ML0bDzXVOsRNmZafV87GS0Q6hEBqZouA1iC/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrFHVOHVRLHvWw2FmFcFm-Nd0d3vPVx8lHI1FuYjGXyKloCG7LEVychQKXAq_W-0ze1d0g2boEYhVn9b5_vTYGofYH6zfy0NOt5W50hVa3ML0bDzXVOsRNmZafV87GS0Q6hEBqZouA1iC/s400/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOqtsaic7MlWQ33ooYAS43Km7-IhRH9JAG3c4mJuCOVH34nbJwH64kfvhq-w_iOeoktt6WHa9GvPvcptDcHLtXRGvuqKJPfZcS1MLnArQDDAXEFHiYlv5CDh3CC-Ng9VhK9mW8FBCkvgG/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOqtsaic7MlWQ33ooYAS43Km7-IhRH9JAG3c4mJuCOVH34nbJwH64kfvhq-w_iOeoktt6WHa9GvPvcptDcHLtXRGvuqKJPfZcS1MLnArQDDAXEFHiYlv5CDh3CC-Ng9VhK9mW8FBCkvgG/s400/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have what I would call a salad garden this year. Yukon Gold potatoes  were the exception but they are always so good -- and this year they  have grown so big -- that they are always a first choice for planting.  Otherwise, it's several varieties of tomatoes, several varieties of  peppers, cucumbers, and herbs. Colorful flowers add bright splashes of  yellow, orange, red, blue, and purple while attracting pollen-collecting  bees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienStV1nZxtm6POfZ1Cq9440i6-L9763jTsZBDufyVVeo4KtCYI5TAHsDrqx_2HNhr0qrsuSm-QoGX-yjQFsXm26IemTNRex7W_M4L4dDPzIXNe28CJX4Mw0VLPafVLsnXvH4yjTNt5cmm/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienStV1nZxtm6POfZ1Cq9440i6-L9763jTsZBDufyVVeo4KtCYI5TAHsDrqx_2HNhr0qrsuSm-QoGX-yjQFsXm26IemTNRex7W_M4L4dDPzIXNe28CJX4Mw0VLPafVLsnXvH4yjTNt5cmm/s400/13.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The necessary June bug <i>aka</i> Japanese beetle trap hangs in the corner of the garden although they have not been much of a problem this year. We didn't get the 17-year cicadas either ... only the usual summer variety.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPVVcR2BuQYxWOBfBLNrBfyTYf-UsoAz7ESUhjp4Me4DV8PtwTs3Q6K8apm38Mfp5-MZJyXQad17K2d7aGuHEsuEJFIxusWd-wbMZuIzTMvNrzn0-pmcVtOgFndh2U5GLlJI-apVV5S_h/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPVVcR2BuQYxWOBfBLNrBfyTYf-UsoAz7ESUhjp4Me4DV8PtwTs3Q6K8apm38Mfp5-MZJyXQad17K2d7aGuHEsuEJFIxusWd-wbMZuIzTMvNrzn0-pmcVtOgFndh2U5GLlJI-apVV5S_h/s400/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's nice to have a shady spot to relax after getting sweaty in the garden. This is my own oasis of quiet under the shade trees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhXewEmqQkfk13GjxgBoZ4Il2UY49nDxm1CiRhagDEl6STf3OyHxQaH61AComUP8BQpe73d5JfyAgRlNPZu5WHWFCTbbjg0KTVVPhByoQ9iJKf8rtkHaw8a7HLp2xxDEU_bPDV5i4-hqj/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhXewEmqQkfk13GjxgBoZ4Il2UY49nDxm1CiRhagDEl6STf3OyHxQaH61AComUP8BQpe73d5JfyAgRlNPZu5WHWFCTbbjg0KTVVPhByoQ9iJKf8rtkHaw8a7HLp2xxDEU_bPDV5i4-hqj/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">By the time I finished in the garden and had hung the clothes out, the temperature had risen 20 degrees to a still-comfortable 72.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SQZUoDx9gL78COATRgzStm6zlyFuQR1_sJ2kBYnD8IorRTsHNfUV4mgaBBWTDXQdFomWlU1oMHAo3XX98i8tJEdLLcHpR7DrgBeyWqZ6dyPjlT_VOa3iOLP9IEa1IZ34YkqA8Ed0aE-l/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SQZUoDx9gL78COATRgzStm6zlyFuQR1_sJ2kBYnD8IorRTsHNfUV4mgaBBWTDXQdFomWlU1oMHAo3XX98i8tJEdLLcHpR7DrgBeyWqZ6dyPjlT_VOa3iOLP9IEa1IZ34YkqA8Ed0aE-l/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've got to say there's something satisfying about growing your own food, and there's something comforting about consuming it and knowing where it came from. We know there are no pesticides on it and how it's been handled and exactly how fresh it is ... from garden to dinner table. Yum.</div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />July 29, 2013

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The cool 52-degree air wafted in the open windows this morning as I reached for a sweater to go over my tee shirt. The late July coolness i...

Summertime gardening

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2KuVAxWipUAPOglEqV_bW1YbC4w1QzFqYV40k5-_Jpy6FSM9NLwusCKLS71NifU-kKrppcUTNwy8IxxX_pX29DeIm3bCxBU4PbgMbunMsQYlOqnBAKFr8HwJTK436f7qqDizfKuum2-0/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2KuVAxWipUAPOglEqV_bW1YbC4w1QzFqYV40k5-_Jpy6FSM9NLwusCKLS71NifU-kKrppcUTNwy8IxxX_pX29DeIm3bCxBU4PbgMbunMsQYlOqnBAKFr8HwJTK436f7qqDizfKuum2-0/s640/4.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flowers in the garden ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeNat_LqeOuSfi9Lf2XyXuqiUDDH1JbpkdKFfn0o_2ZLpa0iQLAL7qjuCfrnKonmhXpNeRyzHRNtgVvaJYinyuX_6JuWb5WT_7YwffkNfbvReTmBHePpPNUxYj6ndF8v_GA3bV4n64mFH/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeNat_LqeOuSfi9Lf2XyXuqiUDDH1JbpkdKFfn0o_2ZLpa0iQLAL7qjuCfrnKonmhXpNeRyzHRNtgVvaJYinyuX_6JuWb5WT_7YwffkNfbvReTmBHePpPNUxYj6ndF8v_GA3bV4n64mFH/s640/2.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... cucumbers in a pot ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdcQMshwU90bWoiEud1wl8z7V8jVh9f8sy48KJLMgHmpuzyVbngf99G_fWRdlvYpeIWppQxsZbX6U9uO38_cab5u07jjZAkIcuf8IukGpHLT6EaFeFAmcMuIWagAgGVrptUPgxL9Svy8b/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdcQMshwU90bWoiEud1wl8z7V8jVh9f8sy48KJLMgHmpuzyVbngf99G_fWRdlvYpeIWppQxsZbX6U9uO38_cab5u07jjZAkIcuf8IukGpHLT6EaFeFAmcMuIWagAgGVrptUPgxL9Svy8b/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWVa_T0qiZq9AqbxRTEMnI7oyulrR3Aras9o3sSXiHHfGvqe2KmjDSyuAnZOqjGzyqcId3Dzssaw2RtWsdKiPBvOEW8PrHEo6bVedG6nFO2XWVQ1encEiq_k_mLMruEuO5lkWfQTlucUX/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWVa_T0qiZq9AqbxRTEMnI7oyulrR3Aras9o3sSXiHHfGvqe2KmjDSyuAnZOqjGzyqcId3Dzssaw2RtWsdKiPBvOEW8PrHEo6bVedG6nFO2XWVQ1encEiq_k_mLMruEuO5lkWfQTlucUX/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfx5YYjIH9QKD7-Rgib1BGP8UxP3mZw4JwOdBDpNL0NS8fZt_QuYo16yJHT7_HiZS8CwA15xsnlBI76mg7VRw604T0cAZAcXotJZ96RhuKDwSIkCvsfW59Np54tV6y-fG9Ur1FcAY_eam/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfx5YYjIH9QKD7-Rgib1BGP8UxP3mZw4JwOdBDpNL0NS8fZt_QuYo16yJHT7_HiZS8CwA15xsnlBI76mg7VRw604T0cAZAcXotJZ96RhuKDwSIkCvsfW59Np54tV6y-fG9Ur1FcAY_eam/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... Yukon Gold potatoes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxFNE-44omFT4djX8W6mM69l1FR0PJSSO8lSfFd59eiAAchknhguUuKbVEmWtSKD6asqodgvY4WWo_oeWxeivVSXDUAeRQlLI0QXKK4Gd31fblacAWNCbhGtskZBHUImM4NDr_2Jd862V/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxFNE-44omFT4djX8W6mM69l1FR0PJSSO8lSfFd59eiAAchknhguUuKbVEmWtSKD6asqodgvY4WWo_oeWxeivVSXDUAeRQlLI0QXKK4Gd31fblacAWNCbhGtskZBHUImM4NDr_2Jd862V/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Herbs ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2soDlae3PffWI4NFKpMZ10kt3EEmMacAO38LtI4J-W_3aUEWDZ6oDStjTH05EcLZgD0duuCEOvA-yZd9JpPZKI0u9m04TdN8c2IDUBO_I-gJ_L78FGUNrzgJCo2CNPHX_mnDnmt_2PrM/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2soDlae3PffWI4NFKpMZ10kt3EEmMacAO38LtI4J-W_3aUEWDZ6oDStjTH05EcLZgD0duuCEOvA-yZd9JpPZKI0u9m04TdN8c2IDUBO_I-gJ_L78FGUNrzgJCo2CNPHX_mnDnmt_2PrM/s640/10.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Kbjb0OUqrGGuuV-NqxxRpV6s5W6_ZKSGKKPmV1ZRvBBwjn9cDKGQ283_yIlqUCqz6okDzski_ZLhiPmzSa1JYWdJOZHLTNioJUdOHZMh91OOIsFKO3Nk2lLwXgln-_k1lC7-Dawuuy5R/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Kbjb0OUqrGGuuV-NqxxRpV6s5W6_ZKSGKKPmV1ZRvBBwjn9cDKGQ283_yIlqUCqz6okDzski_ZLhiPmzSa1JYWdJOZHLTNioJUdOHZMh91OOIsFKO3Nk2lLwXgln-_k1lC7-Dawuuy5R/s400/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Digging potatoes while SWAC Niece films for a French documentary.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBUEf5Ysfkflg0fq5VdlywP8ndaY-Zxxl0soD-sowKxZn5t1YAIT3kmBVUSSdAEcRJkwz0xvq3XzvuuB5T0MuQOpxrgVDZtD9k-R3Z1AaokRywwFSJ3uUu05YpG2JA3K7oOYcvdVAgRJr/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBUEf5Ysfkflg0fq5VdlywP8ndaY-Zxxl0soD-sowKxZn5t1YAIT3kmBVUSSdAEcRJkwz0xvq3XzvuuB5T0MuQOpxrgVDZtD9k-R3Z1AaokRywwFSJ3uUu05YpG2JA3K7oOYcvdVAgRJr/s400/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxItYo9lCWHdxHZ14jxmSMkZBNANDaoA3oE0WiWvlyz7dqZd4LYz_0F5ED5_gy-b105PJkEti-0IiU9hC79xz7JdgaxzrjMPFLpgvL7cBUv4Gc0dkpSnxLZW3p5k0KU_Y-qCZ4a9bYbgK/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxItYo9lCWHdxHZ14jxmSMkZBNANDaoA3oE0WiWvlyz7dqZd4LYz_0F5ED5_gy-b105PJkEti-0IiU9hC79xz7JdgaxzrjMPFLpgvL7cBUv4Gc0dkpSnxLZW3p5k0KU_Y-qCZ4a9bYbgK/s400/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFcW64v3Fv8m-TIGhNe0L_hB10PCKzKFtC0k-TD31euGXgHFT-X0tI2uIVb8X3N6i1ZC4U69pEOaBG35ih4NRF18k7SwTvM0jkKKNIYJ2GBjdEqcDkZA_hRuv3zJsGXnvz8TH3DGFMtQE/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFcW64v3Fv8m-TIGhNe0L_hB10PCKzKFtC0k-TD31euGXgHFT-X0tI2uIVb8X3N6i1ZC4U69pEOaBG35ih4NRF18k7SwTvM0jkKKNIYJ2GBjdEqcDkZA_hRuv3zJsGXnvz8TH3DGFMtQE/s400/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />July 5, 2013

Augusta County flowers gardening Staunton summer in the Shenandoah Valley Summertime gardening

Flowers in the garden ... ... cucumbers in a pot ... ... Yukon Gold potatoes. Herbs ... Digging potatoes while SWAC Niece films for a French...

Spring gardening in the Valley

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QK_vFIxKgX7sp3UgK0Iho7vsSMoLse0N2mqnXz1hXKiNbyfApb4k3tAK7NBJ8F3HJ3mHCm6b6oH3KHTnFI3OXsaQvy_fIGSW1YUnqfoKkxkn8kk-gQFQ7pzAPHenU82yHzh3NAAPlcD2/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QK_vFIxKgX7sp3UgK0Iho7vsSMoLse0N2mqnXz1hXKiNbyfApb4k3tAK7NBJ8F3HJ3mHCm6b6oH3KHTnFI3OXsaQvy_fIGSW1YUnqfoKkxkn8kk-gQFQ7pzAPHenU82yHzh3NAAPlcD2/s640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Spring means hands in the dirt, blooming perennials and trees, and planting bountiful pots of annuals that will grow and bloom into the fall. This purple salvia perennial has been especially pretty this year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqqWGOVFhsZ0TwG7u4o-9mRnKasOLULKA-OPs5C2CJQDr2FrBSax7R-3xEYuOSkAm69gZKhIpQt_REtOxkQ8qA4rwvBZv4wFj-6U36ub0Oak2tgsO1jcq-J0XLuv9UULYZMNqlxBUFzrw/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqqWGOVFhsZ0TwG7u4o-9mRnKasOLULKA-OPs5C2CJQDr2FrBSax7R-3xEYuOSkAm69gZKhIpQt_REtOxkQ8qA4rwvBZv4wFj-6U36ub0Oak2tgsO1jcq-J0XLuv9UULYZMNqlxBUFzrw/s400/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The plants in this flower box will grow and fill in the empty spaces until it is overflowing and draping over the sides.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhEY6FmrxpUhqXkg_oAjCxDiyDbRQywHQbUF6DdStnhpW6iImZJZ3xvFoi6dfmC3a31xdjL_Y33LgUlIKW3KRSAgI_9AetJ22igWKAPUIWqcSNRjR_xKpE-7yLQeZKOE3yXyOl75AUKsa/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhEY6FmrxpUhqXkg_oAjCxDiyDbRQywHQbUF6DdStnhpW6iImZJZ3xvFoi6dfmC3a31xdjL_Y33LgUlIKW3KRSAgI_9AetJ22igWKAPUIWqcSNRjR_xKpE-7yLQeZKOE3yXyOl75AUKsa/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The rhododendron bloomed while we were on vacation so we're catching the last of the fading blossoms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7p4hAC3O_MHNYFrbxcdIeFeK23vmyCoDQn5GYAlzSskBOyOGVmj9HQIvr-wWIolI18wOQPjQwendUcUTwVJkaq9j5ykpndCaUiXL0yONMv9TwhO4pPl_tRxNPOmXfhJfuecwljdgYVdg/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7p4hAC3O_MHNYFrbxcdIeFeK23vmyCoDQn5GYAlzSskBOyOGVmj9HQIvr-wWIolI18wOQPjQwendUcUTwVJkaq9j5ykpndCaUiXL0yONMv9TwhO4pPl_tRxNPOmXfhJfuecwljdgYVdg/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Throughout the yard the sweet-smelling peonies are showing off in a way only peonies can.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mQA2dSbPZgUBiOPHD7ZTa_cwAHuiUkgxwe3VT7BTP_p1aXQLvYYMk8p2kRLHGtWzoeiOx4QRCuYk18MzqAQL_ZLvYW5Qs5UGF7Gch2EVxhFDRp2WF0cHK7gGw4myZj3-9AAC0x7HEe43/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mQA2dSbPZgUBiOPHD7ZTa_cwAHuiUkgxwe3VT7BTP_p1aXQLvYYMk8p2kRLHGtWzoeiOx4QRCuYk18MzqAQL_ZLvYW5Qs5UGF7Gch2EVxhFDRp2WF0cHK7gGw4myZj3-9AAC0x7HEe43/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A tender, colorful Columbine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2WOw8v2p17sLC9w3UEpPKXHiRG0PnTTIkI2YdTS85bTjwIujCiBX3_0CfQ8uXbfw1yB1wjieicjlfcW5H_FTCK2pRrifI0HucrrETV-OVk8vYjoPSQW4OpHJM_uHHY2pUEgEu3yo8Odx/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2WOw8v2p17sLC9w3UEpPKXHiRG0PnTTIkI2YdTS85bTjwIujCiBX3_0CfQ8uXbfw1yB1wjieicjlfcW5H_FTCK2pRrifI0HucrrETV-OVk8vYjoPSQW4OpHJM_uHHY2pUEgEu3yo8Odx/s640/5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Tools of the trade ... new potting soil each year helps grow gorgeous flowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKLE2HdRp7pSpZ9k0F48buHmfzdChXBi_MGpE7_Z15WkUflakpoAJFehzJPztpaH6Yc3theijhd3oxVHT_RioOR98bdhyGeMty_1-vHNWJNdV7322g14iRs1gZJAtqgRLyK5TpS0bbMQP/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKLE2HdRp7pSpZ9k0F48buHmfzdChXBi_MGpE7_Z15WkUflakpoAJFehzJPztpaH6Yc3theijhd3oxVHT_RioOR98bdhyGeMty_1-vHNWJNdV7322g14iRs1gZJAtqgRLyK5TpS0bbMQP/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> All these plants were transferred into terra cotta pots and window boxes, and will now spread their roots and flourish with watering and fertilizing through the growing season. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5tuwbrKTwJh1yI39-5VwpO0yF3VPqAuM7m6SRzGmNXlN0TgBzJ72CKdsEhQ50is1sPR0TTNSSI1xhUzvQJ-Y-2pAIFzN2vGsCF3WGf4fsvSW9jtU040POJJaZvGjhz2ZbufB4vduEVy4/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5tuwbrKTwJh1yI39-5VwpO0yF3VPqAuM7m6SRzGmNXlN0TgBzJ72CKdsEhQ50is1sPR0TTNSSI1xhUzvQJ-Y-2pAIFzN2vGsCF3WGf4fsvSW9jtU040POJJaZvGjhz2ZbufB4vduEVy4/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Besides perennials that are already growing in the yard, the new crop of annuals includes white impatiens and red geraniums for the back yard/porch and for the front yard/porch/deck there's pink and purple<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[55].:1:0:1:comment10200134788438063_46421413.:0.:1.:0.:1.:0.:0.:0:2"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[55].:1:0:1:comment10200134788438063_46421413.:0.:1.:0.:1.:0.:0.:0:2.:0"><span id=".reactRoot[55].:1:0:1:comment10200134788438063_46421413.:0.:1.:0.:1.:0.:0.:0:2.:0.:0"><span id=".reactRoot[55].:1:0:1:comment10200134788438063_46421413.:0.:1.:0.:1.:0.:0.:0:2.:0.:0.:2"> dianthus, purp</span></span><span id=".reactRoot[55].:1:0:1:comment10200134788438063_46421413.:0.:1.:0.:1.:0.:0.:0:2.:0.:3"><span id=".reactRoot[55].:1:0:1:comment10200134788438063_46421413.:0.:1.:0.:1.:0.:0.:0:2.:0.:3.:0"><span id=".reactRoot[55].:1:0:1:comment10200134788438063_46421413.:0.:1.:0.:1.:0.:0.:0:2.:0.:3.:0.:0">le  alyssum, white alyssum, violet petunias, and yellow zinnias. As scraggly plants are marked down in garden centers, I'll add some new varieties and nourish them from ugly ducklings into beautiful swans.</span></span></span></span></span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89pM82kdoA7gxA-h-XLy28IvLZMsIe94ItP24WkT8khUbEEAqDKgeice11H9HLZhNFZG7gh4qp3V2o66F6ng-z1AhzCONmF6Nk9MHSMJweS1dMMnv2f9Zs91SGF2oCCbF9SswK3v6D0cG/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89pM82kdoA7gxA-h-XLy28IvLZMsIe94ItP24WkT8khUbEEAqDKgeice11H9HLZhNFZG7gh4qp3V2o66F6ng-z1AhzCONmF6Nk9MHSMJweS1dMMnv2f9Zs91SGF2oCCbF9SswK3v6D0cG/s400/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> More tools of the trade: planting pots. I love the texture and Old World look of terra cotta.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-jpEErBOv7_9mhzhYybR8CiEZLaQCd0e1C3ltIz23_uKw3Yk3QIjPzPxSxxFbzZd6_NCZC5gj7TRyQL_4TFKPWJ6zQ0kTi9CFM4-pA1b_vhIqSglKrDXwIx6ssQ0p7gy5NBvgOVBfxVv/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-jpEErBOv7_9mhzhYybR8CiEZLaQCd0e1C3ltIz23_uKw3Yk3QIjPzPxSxxFbzZd6_NCZC5gj7TRyQL_4TFKPWJ6zQ0kTi9CFM4-pA1b_vhIqSglKrDXwIx6ssQ0p7gy5NBvgOVBfxVv/s400/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These two were ready to be placed on the porch. As the alyssum grows and spreads, it will fill in under the dianthus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly, we lost our bluebird babies Tuesday when a five-foot black snake crawled up the post and got into the house. The parents had been busy all morning flying back and forth feeding their little ones but the snake had wiped them out by the time SWAC Husband found him. He won't be back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're back into the mowing-gardening routine, and ready to begin outdoor entertaining. It's spring in the Shenandoah Valley....</div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />May 28, 2013