Happy Fourth of July!
Boom!
Sparklers are my favorite
Pre-fireworks entertainment (me and my dad juggling)
Waiting for dark to start the fireworks!
We had a great visit; Nana & Pop! See you soon!!!
Onion seed pod
So many scapes!
Two peas in a pod these two
Echinacea
What’s this?!
A…
Mushroom!
Bunny
Trying to sneak up on a bunny
Zinnea
In the garden looking up towards the house
Echinacea
Cardinal
One of the smaller snakes
They seem pretty used to us; we got quite close to this one!
This wildflower reminds me of dogwood
Ahhhhh I love the forest
Weeeeee
Flowers to go into the flower press
A pressed flower (pressed into some paint!)
Painting
Mixed media
Wildflower
Beading
Demonstrating how tall the dill is (and how to mix prints)
So many details on this little pansy
Running
Happy Fourth of July! Hope you all are having a great summer!
Your shot of the echinacea with the green background would make a great (unconventional) Christmas card. Love the mushroom in the tree, although it may foretell doom of the tree – if near the house, keep an eye on it for signs of structural rot, silver maples are a soft wood and prone to breakage during high wind or heavy snow.
With all those snakes, I expect your rodent population is under control!
Looks like a wonderful summer so far in Spy Garden. The kids just keep on growing! ;)
That tree is certainly doomed and big chunks of it fall off all the time. And yes, it is near the house. But we just don’t want to take it down yet because of all the exciting snake activity! Maybe we can another year or two out of it?!
Do the snakes hibernate in it or go to ground? You could trim any branches (trunks?) in late fall which might threaten the house should they split in a storm. Maybe get a reputable certified arborist out for advice?
Happy Summer!!! love the pictures.
:)