After all the rain, heat and humidity, last night was a lovely night.
Turning the a/c off, sleeping with the windows open, feeling the temperature
drop to the mid-fifties, and waking to a breeze. . . . . perfection!
This morning, walking through the sparkling dewdrop grass in sandals felt good.
I went next door to feed Ms. Nala cat - doing this until Sunday when her person
returns from vacation. Brushed her well, put her out in the sunroom where she
happily watches birds and squirrels, and I will return early evening and take
her in for the night.
I sat here on the front porch from 7:00 - 8:00 AM - watching the birds and
squirrels active in the fig tree as I enjoyed my coffee - breathing in
real fresh air for a change.
I found this newly hatched large moth or dragonfly (?) this morning - can anyone
identify it please. Don't think it's a moth with those transparent wings. It's about 1.5"
in length.
Edited: Thanks Donna and Jane - this is of course a cicada,
I'd forgotten those noisy creatures looked like this!
My hydrangeas were sad this Summer, very few blooms on any of the bushes.
Today I found this one which is usually blue but is now this color, pretty but I prefer blue.
Perhaps the pH of the soil has changed with so much rain - soil needs to be acidic
with a pH of 5.5 or lower to keep the blooms blue. I may need to treat
the soil with Espona Organic Soil Acidifier which I missed doing this year.
The sunflowers from LIDL are still looking awesome. Today I need to
change the water and add fresh greenery which will see them
happily through the weekend.
Here's to a great weekend everyone - hoping you have lovely
weather at your home.
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