My goodness, how June has rushed by, July is on its way. Today is cool, grey, blustery---not a pretty summer day but we must take joy in the break from the heat wave of the past week.
We couldn't even go out on the deck! I scorched my feet one morning, watering the deck pots barefooted. That was crazy! Scary. Mo was confined to the cold airconditioned house mostly, though his dogwalker very kindly has begun ''sunset walks'' on extreme days. So kind and we did love the idea of Mo getting out to visit the cool grass and sniff all the peemail he was missing.
Here is my sewing box, all washed and dusted, waxed and buffed; relined. Filled with sewing treasures from family and friends. Ready for deck days ahead. I hope to do my sewing hour even if Baby Mo must stay indoors. [oh he will be so puzzled and mad at me though.]
btw here is a link to Instagram's Pug LouLou's 11th birthday party. Hard to live up to, lol. LouLou is Eleven too! So adorable, I am such a fan. [also on FB if you don't get IG.]
The deck garden is coming on nicely. I water twice a day, even if it rains.
Wildflower seeds sprouting in the now harvested radish patch.
Huge gemination of the cosmos seeds from? I transplanted some, I hope they take.
First flower! A marigold:
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I had my high stress appointment with the eye surgeon this week. Good news--no change, no surgery--but nothing can be done (not even just glasses Rx tweak) to reconcile double vision. The appointment was actually too close to my IV treatment which causes depression and blurred vision, but each was mandated by the doctors' schedule. I couldn't see well enough after the eye doctor to do nice work on my memory scroll, but after a few days I pushed on and finished all my sketches in my nature journal. This finishes the first book, January to July 1. "Quavery" at best, but done matters to me more than perfection.
Pansy redo. I hinged the second sketch so we can see both.
The many faces of the black cherry over the years.
radish sprout
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Stamps found tucked in a long expired passport. Couldn't resist adding them to the pages here.
I walked out early one hot morning looking for nature stuff to draw. Nothing! A few weeds. I did like this one, I think it is a milkweed.
Darling Ladybug on my zinnies! Rounding out last days of June 2025.
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Have a wonderful weekend. I'll probably be back Wednesday, before 4th of July gets going. See you then.
love
lizzy
gone to the beach...
a rare dawn pic-summer solstice
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Lovely nature journaling for June, Lizzy;))) Love that Pansy...and the tiny radish --just so pretty...
ReplyDeleteToday was such a relief heat wise here--nice breezes.
hugs for a good weekend--haven't done any hand stitching--too hard to concentrate as yet.
Julierose
I love seeing your art, always! And your container garden is looking good! The flowerbed here has some thorny weeds - I pulled a bunch but missed some. It also gas sprouts of 4 different trees! Hawthorne, mulberry (one of those in the backyard but I may cut it down as it's so messy), redbud, and oak. There are sprouts coming up around the dying tree, too. I thought it was a pear but according to the internet it's a Siberian crabapple. Whatever, it has to come down as its brushing the roof.
ReplyDeleteThings are still hectic but the end of most of the madness is in sight, I hope!
Glad Mo is doing ok, although I'm sure he misses being outdoors a little. But if it's hot it's not good on us older bodies!
Take care and stay well - and cool!
Your deck garden is looking so lush, just a beautiful place for you to hang out on nice days and evenings. It's a blessing that Mo has a considerate dog-walker willing to take him out in the cool of evening. Our heat wave abated a bit for one afternoon and evening but it's hot and muggy again today. Guess I should be happy that it's not snowing ...
ReplyDeleteI love that tray. I have been thinking about a new set up for my stitching supplies. And I have returned to some nature journaling for summer. Learning about all the different berries around. I hope your weather calms down so you and Mo can enjoy summer.
ReplyDeleteYour journal is lovely - I especially like the Pansies. Glad it is cooler with you now - as it is here. Almost chilly at 13 deg. this morning but it should be Just Right later on. Your sewing tray is an excellent notion.
ReplyDeleteLOL My ''cool" is anything under 80*F, that's your unbearably hot.
DeleteI like the open box, I can see what I need w/out rummaging. And can stack small projects folded on top.
Thanks about the pansy drawings. They are so much more complex than one realises at first sketching.
lizzy