Scenery, Changing

 

The past couple of weeks have kinda kicked my ass physically (working way too much!), and emotionally (roller coaster boy drama!), so my upcoming vacation (like, starting tonight!) could not have come at a better time.  A change of scenery does a girl good, now and then.  I'm not going very far, for very long; just visiting old friends and favourite cousins.  Heck, I may even go for a ride in a tractor.  (You just never know what I'll get up to, but my camera is never far from hand so there could be documentation of said tractor ride.)  There are no recipes in this post (if you've ever worked in an extremely hot, busy kitchen, you know why), just some of my favourite photographs of the garden this summer.  I'm leaving it behind for a little while, knowing full well it's going to be an absolute jungle when I get back.  There is currently a yellow zucchini explosion, that frankly scares me a bit.  You know you'll be bombarded with zucchini recipes in the future - just a heads up.   Time to pack, and arrange for someone to water the tomatoes while I'm gone.  See you soon!

 

Peas, in a pod

 

Rainbow chard

 

Blue, blue delphinium 

 

Squash blossom #1

 

Squash blossom #2

 

Hollyhocks

 

Beets

 

Beans and Toes!

 

Calendula, everywhere

 

First haul of Yukon gold

 

At its peak

 

Sunflowers, everywhere

 

First tomato.  It fell off its stem prematurely!

 

 Purple Coneflower (my absolute favourite!)