Summer Bounty

I haven't kept up here as well as I wanted to, but just had to get in here to add a few pictures and give a report on the garden.

We have some late summer roses in bloom; they look a bit tattered, but I guess the heat will do that. I'm glad they are blooming because last year after the first gorgeous show, none of them bloomed again.





We have quite a lot of squash in various places, and have enjoyed zucchini and yellow squash so far. We have several large spaghetti squashes, and Elton's pumpkins are beginning to set on. If the blooms are any indication, he is going to have quite the pumpkin patch.

The most interesting thing in our garden is how this squash has intertwined itself into the sagebrush that is growing above it. I may have mentioned that this is the only squash that has not been attacked by bugs, and I believe it is due to the aromatic sage. As you can see, the squash has blossoms so the sage has not inhibited its growth. Every time we go out and see how many more runners this squash has set out, it makes us laugh. Sage and squash, who'd a thunk it? You may not see any red tomatoes in this shot of our tomato patch, but we've had plenty so far. It sure took them awhile to get their act together, or perhaps I was just anxious. Anyway, they are producing now and if these green ones are any indication, we should have plenty to enjoy. They should continue to give us tomatoes until frost - yummy! Of all the garden veggies, tomatoes are the ones I love the most.