Summer is.....

.. having fun with cutting up produce

kitten head onions!
dehydrating local honeycrisp apples
and peaches. goodness!
summer is fun

Summer is.....

...watching a sunflower open

Mater heaven!

Fresh tomato basil avocado soup with grilled cheese
materfly

Brandywine and Mr. Stripey
Golden Jubilee

more herbs

Echinacea angustifolia, one of our best herbal allies against colds, flus, snakebite, you name it!

Marshmallow, or althaea officinalis- used to soothe sore throats and mucous membranes
my friend Holy Basil, Tulsi, or Ocimum sanctum- used to relax and lift moods and spirits, herb for protection, and herb of grace
Gumweed, or Grindelia integrifolia- used for dry, irritating coughs and for itchy poison ivy
Great Blue lobelia, or Lobelia siphilitica- beautiful flowering cousin of Lobelia inflata, a very powerful antispasmodic herb. This one is poisonous but pretty!

Sunny days

This is the fig tree we planted during the wedding!
Raised bed is all grown up now, garlic is gone and basil and tomatoes and kale in its place. Note the awesome cd fence we made to keep the deer away. It makes a laser show in the garden!
bathtub of flowers
We made a little bed under the arch that married us. Sweet spot for a hammock!

Summer fruits!

peaches and tomatoes oh my!
brandywine beauty
volunteer cantaloupe!
cayenne peppers almost ripe!

Summer flowers

Butterflies love Zinnia!

Bees love sunflowers!
Pleurisy root or Butterflyweed, Asclepias tuberosaMajestic Elecampane, or Inula helenium

Motherwort, or Leonurus cardiaca

garlic 'n onions

onions n garlic

We got married!

Ben and Sue 2010

our new picnic bag- wine glasses, yes! Thanks Leigh and Mary!

above right:

ring pillow and engagement ring

our new camping hammock! Double seater!