Day: 85-degrees | Night: 63-degrees
It's a sunny Sunday morning here in the Carondelet Garden. It's simply stunning outside right now. The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and you couldn't really script a better morning. Loving this weather! It's been a busy week and today is going to be a day of rest and relaxation. Not much planned other than the paper, some coffee, and maybe even read a book. I know, scandalous! Here's hoping you have a restful, relaxing day as well! The weather is perfect for relaxing outside. Sunny skies with a few afternoon clouds drifting by. Winds out of the NNW at 5 to 10 MPH. Nothing could be finer. It's a good day for a good day. Living our best life here in South Saint Louis. Wishing you a great day as well. Have a great Sunny Sunday Gardening Friends!
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Day: 84-degrees | Night: 66-degrees
It's been a really busy week around the Carondelet Garden this week. In the garden with weeding and pruning and some minor changes as well as in our lives in general. Running around, errands, working on side projects, meetings. Whew! It's almost like we had a job again or something! Our peppers are finally starting fruit! It's almost like a little miracle. They have been in the ground since April and just now starting to show signs of production. The little joys of gardening are many. A mixed bag of weather for our little part of the Southside of Saint Louis. Cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. The winds are out of the SSW at 5 to 10 MPH. Whew! We could use a bit of rain but I'm afraid of asking for it! Be careful out there. I'm hoping everything holds out until after the Farmers' Market this morning. Be good and be kind to yourself and others today. Have a great Saturday Gardening Friends! Day: 87-degrees | Night: 68-degrees
This beautiful weather streak continues this Working Friday in mid-August. It's been a busy week in the Garden. Lots of weeding getting done. Some hard decisions were made on some plants and ideas are forming for possible changes. The joy of gardening is no two days are the same. You really never know what you will discover as you step outside every morning. I'll be heading out soon to get work started. An early start before the heat sets in. We should have some lovely sunshine today. The temperatures are getting a bit warmer, and the winds are out of the South at 5 to 10 MPH. It's a beautiful day. Enjoy this beautiful High Summer day. Smile a little bit more, laugh when you can, and spread as much joy as possible! Be good and kind to yourself. Happy Friday Gardening Friends! Day: 84-degrees | Night: 62-degrees
After a brutal beginning to summer, we are experiencing a beautiful high summer filled with low-humidity and gorgeous weather. What a blessed relief. The flowers are beginning to rebound from their suffering, and everything is looking quite lovely. We have been on a few antique hunting adventures these past few days. Nothing too extravagant, just a bit of a flutter. It's been a lot of fun to venture out, but I've been neglecting the Garden a bit and a few weeds are appearing. That means it's time to head back to work. No rest for the old gardener. Truth be told, I'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty. It's true meditation and time to get things right in my soul. Sunny to partly cloudy skies with light and variable winds. You couldn't ask for a more perfect day for weeding! Here's wishing you a blessing of a day. Be good and kind to yourself and others. Have a great Thursday Gardening Friends! Day: 84-degrees | Night: 61-degrees
A gorgeous morning here in the Carondelet Garden. Bright sunshine fills the blue sky. It's fresh and clean after yesterday's cleansing rains. Everything looks just a little bit happier. It's that kind of day. Petrichor is the wonderful word that describes the smell just after a good rain. I love the idea that it's base comes from the Greek word: ichor. Ichor is the "ethereal essence" the Greeks believe flowed through the veins of the gods. Thanks Google! The beautiful sunshine will last throughout this Humpday. Winds will be out of the NNE at 5 to 10 MPH. An absolute stunner of a Wednesday. Be good to yourself. Be kind to yourself and those you may meet on your journey. Happy Humpday Gardening Friends! Day: 74-degrees | Night: 62-degrees
A wee soft morning here in the Carondelet Garden. A gentle rain is refreshing everything this Tuesday. The freshly planted fall vegetables are loving this weather. The cooler temperatures and now this lovely rain is the perfect start for the new plantings. It's lovely when it works out. We all know it doesn't always work that way. I was reading a weekly newsletter from CNN entitled "The Good Stuff." This just struck me as so cool: "Did you know there's really no difference between a flower and a weed? It's all how we see it. Violets, chicory, Queen Anne's Lace and Chinese wisteria are just some examples of pretty plants that can be beautiful to some, but annoying and invasive to others. I find the dictionary definition of weed to be quite poetic: 'a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of rigorous growth.' So really, weeds are just strong souls that need the right place to grow, and the right people to appreciate them!" Here's to finding the right place to grow and the right people to appreciate you! A lovely rain shower with lots of clouds. Light and variable winds and the rain is planning to stick around for a while. It's a good day to relax a little. Maybe have another cup of coffee. Be good to yourself. Surround yourself with good, kind people who appreciate you! Have a great wet Tuesday Gardening Friends! Day: 82-degrees | Night: 66-degrees
Isn't she lovely? The African Marigolds are so tall with a delicate flower on top. You can't see it in this picture, but this Marigold is almost 36-inches tall. It's pretty amazing. I wouldn't plant it where I did again, but I do love the plant. Still pondering for next year. The Fall plantings are almost done. Lettuce, Broccoli, and Cauliflower are all looking very good, and all grown from seed. The Carnival Carrots are also sticking their little heads up and we will be thinning soon. The life of a Gardener! Little joys everywhere! The skies are beginning to clear here in the Carondelet Garden in South Saint Louis. The winds are out of the NNE at 5 to 10 MPH. It's a beautiful day so enjoy the weather. Be good and kind to yourself. Have a great Mid-Month Monday Gardening Friends! Day: 88-degrees | Night: 66-degrees
Another beautiful day here in the Carondelet Garden. I just love the color of this Calla Lily. The bright yellow just makes you smile. Something about the beauty of flowers growing in the Garden that just makes things feel a bit better. We need a little something to make us smile right now. There was another shooting in our little corner of the world again this past week. We were enjoying coffee on the front porch when we heard the shots ring out. It's sad to admit that we didn't even really flinch. We just quietly picked up our newspapers, coffee cups, and grabbed the Doodle Dog and went inside and went about our day. That is a little frightening to me right now. How did we get to the point where this is just a normal occurrence? I'm not entirely sure what the answer is. I just pray for peace. I try to check on my neighbors and clean my alley and take care of what I can. It's going to be a sunny, warm day here in our little Garden in South Saint Louis. Winds are out of the NW at 10 to 15 MPH. Another lovely day for working in the Garden or maybe visiting a craft brewery? That sounds like it just might be the ticket! I wish you safety, faith, hope, love and peace this Sunday Gardening Friends! Day: 88-degrees | Night: 72-degrees
It's a butterfly kind of day here in the Carondelet Garden in beautiful South Saint Louis. We have been blessed with some amazing mornings these past few days. It's such a relief to enjoy a cup of coffee and read the newspaper in the Garden. It's a Farmers' Market Saturday for this super cool old couple. There's just so much to do this weekend. It's hard to decide. Maybe we'll just do it all! How are you planning on spending your weekend? Enjoy your weekend because today's weather is outstanding. Sunny Saturday skies with winds out of the SSE at 5 to 10 MPH. A perfect summer's day in South Saint Louis. Be good to yourself today. Be kind to yourself and anyone who may cross your path. Have a great Saturday Gardening Friends! Day: 82-degrees | Night: 60-degrees
What a pleasure to step outside the back door and into the Garden on this lovely morning in August. Simply the most stunning day here in South Saint Louis. Low humidity, bright sunshine and the flowers are so happy. My fall lettuce is planted and coming along quite nicely so salads are on the menu more often in the next few weeks. I love the changing seasons here in the Midwest. You can already tell the days are getting a bit shorter as it is getting darker just a littler earlier every evening. Fall is coming at us like a freight train but that brings so much joy as well. College Football on Saturdays, Fall Festivals, Bellerive Day on October 1st, and the bounty of Fall harvests. You can almost feel it in the air this morning. Yet, I know, Summer has not gone away, so I enjoy it while I can. Today is a Happy Friday kind of day. We have very little on the calendar, so it is coffee and newspapers on the front porch. Sunny skies and winds out of the NNE at 5 to 10 MPH. Here's wishing you the best day ever! Be good and be kind to yourself. Have that extra cup of coffee and maybe sit outside to enjoy it. You'll be glad you did! Happy Friday Gardening Friends! |
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