The glory of the summer is still with us here in Beautiful Alabama. We are having a minor amount of relief from the heat along with some refreshing rains.
My tour around the property revealed full summer blooms. A recent three day vacation to the Northeastern portion of Alabama revealed two other additions to my group of photos today.
First up is a pretty pink butterfly bush.
Next is the remnant of a cicada. This one was the size of my thumb. Those compound eyes can be creepy.
Back home, I will begin with a majestic white blooming Crepe Myrtle. You can see the brown bark which makes it a show in winter.
Here are two cultivars of butterfly bush. No butterflies in these pictures but they have been there.
I scattered some zinnia seeds where my little potato patch had been this spring and they are beginning to bloom smartly.
The caladium and coleus containers are full and at their peak now.
Finally, here is the first of the Brown Turkey figs. I hope to get my share before the birds and squirrels find them.
Happy gardening!! Be sure to check out the propagator. He is the inspiration for this blog
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MARVELOUS shot of the finch on the coneflower!
The caladium and coleus leaves are lovely and let’s hope you get to taste those figs.
I can hear cicadas, and found one exoskeleton on my tree, but haven’t seen the adults. Love them, crepy eyes and all. Love the goldfinch pic – I had a couple of males having a kerfuffle over my echinacea. I think there is plenty, but they disagree. Stay cool!
Lovely to see summer on this cold, winter night!