Late summer and early fall mark spider season in Seattle. Enormous Wolf Spiders are everywhere! They look scary but are totally harmless...unless you're a bee.
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Hand-made gear from an old friend - Two people and a dog
dinner plate dahlias
It's dahlia season and I was happy to find that the roots I planted this spring are growing well and producing lovely LARGE flowers. Here are a couple of pictures from our garden and the Dahlia Garden at Volunteer Park. As you can also guess, they are the main attraction at the Pike Place Market.
102
102 degrees is HOT wherever you may live. In Seattle we all feel like we're melting. None of the houses have air conditioning as we're more accustomed to using our heaters than our fans. Cade and I have been sitting in front of our box fan for the past 2 days and have been perfecting our little dance of "how to keep the house as cool as possible." East facing windows are shut in the morning, curtains drawn & blankets covering the untreated windows as we get air from the west. Around 11am we shut everything and make the house as dark as possible. Finally around 6 pm the east can be opened again to try and let the "cooler" air in.
On the upside, our vegetable garden loves all this sun. After a good morning soaking they are growing like well, weeds.
eating nasturtiums
According to Cade the "masturtium flowas" are spicy.
p.s. It's nearly impossible to keep Cade clothed on a sunny day.
cherries
Last weekend the neighborhood cherry tree was in it's prime and full of ripe cherries. In order to get to them before the birds we pulled out the ladder and got to picking.
front yard
We have made some progress with the front yard remodel. I wanted to post a couple of pictures of the new arbor, which was built by my dad, as well as the new deck and tree. Since taking the photos the grass has started to sprout and we're almost done with the new walkway and step. So, hopefully in a couple of weeks you can see the entire remodel.
BEFORE:
NOW:
all that remains
Our lovely flowering plumb.
May she rest in peace.
new garden post
Haven't had one of these in a while. Check out my nasturtiums, they are climbing the fence! Also included are some hydrangeas picked from the back yard. Along with Cacti, hydrangeas are Cade's new favorites. He loves to point them out, "mommy, drangea, blue."
