I think Charlotte has reached its color peak. My drive to town today was gorgeous. Yellows, oranges, and reds…absolute beauty.
Here are a few shots around my neighborhood.
A heart for you!
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From the category archives:
Gardening
North Carolina was in a terrible drought when Dameian and I moved into our home two years ago. Despite that fact, and that I have no gardening skills, I decided to plant some flowers and some other things. This pretty mum was the only survivor.
*Click on the photos to see them in all their glory. :)
Hey, I made bokeh.
I think she’s gorgeous.
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This week, under the heat of the summer sun and held hostage by a gazillion mosquitoes in my yard, I still managed to take some pictures. First up is another pretty little rose bud just waiting to open up and show me her full potential. She is the prettiest shade of fuchsia.
My canna lily patch is up and in full swing – I’m amazed at how prolific they are on the side of my house. Here’s a closeup of their bright yellow sunshiny goodness.
I planted a bunch of seeds in the window box attached to our shed. Too bad I can’t recall what they were. The flowers are tiny and delicate.
Here’s a cute little blue flower on one of the annuals growing in my walkway.
And because I’m obsessed with editing my photos, here’s the same photo with a cool edit.
Because no yard is perfect - especially mine.
Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Daydreamer
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I’ve never known my Dad to have a green thumb. However, having a little spare time, he decided he’d try his hand at a vegetable garden. Enter – the most gigantic zucchini I’ve ever seen. I had to tell my Dad that zucchini is best when picked at around five inches. He brought me three that were almost a big as baseball bats.
Last weekend, my Dad visited us, told Dameian how to fix a leaking pipe, and brought us a laundry basket full of veggies. I’m amazed.
After chopping forever, I came up with this:
Veggie Fajitas
Fajitas of Japanese eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, and red onion with a cabbage, apple, and honey slaw. Yes, it was way good!
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Blooms abound in my garden…well, atleast that’s how it seems with some sneaky camera angles ;)
This lovely lady snuck up on me and bloomed right by my canna lilies. Where’d she come from? I’m sure I didn’t see her last year. Maybe a sweet little garden fairy dropped a gladiolas bulb for me…I think it’s a gladiolas, please correct me if I’m wrong. I’m pretty obsessed with identifying every last plant, tree, bug, bird, and critter that enters my yard.
My crepe myrtle, Myrtle, should be blooming soon. I can’t wait to see her lovely white hair, I mean, flowers.
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Do you have “green guilt”? You know, when you recycle stuff that you know you probably could reuse. I have green guilt all the time. This is why I have a really large collection of empty glass jars in my pantry. I use them for all kinds of things — like storing rice, beans, and other pantry stuff, craft storage containers, junk drawer organizers, flower vases, and my latest project, jelly jar herbs.
Aren’t they cute? My little herb babies basking in the sun. Wait, let me show you how I did it.
Step 1: Round up some little jars, organic soil, rocks (mine were pebbles from Lowes), and herb seeds. Wash the jars well and fill the bottoms with rocks. You only need about an inch or so for drainage.
Step 2: Cover rocks with organic soil. Why organic? Because it makes me feel better about life.
Step 3: Sprinkle herb seeds on top of soil and lightly press in.
Step 4: Make labels and stick in the jars.
Step 5: Water and place in a sunny window.
Once the seedlings are looking good, about a couple of inches tall, place them outside. When they start getting big, say 4-5 inches, gently remove from the jelly jars and plant in a regular pot or right in your garden. That’s it! Now go make some pesto.
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