Wordy Wednesday - July 1, 2026

 I'll start out July (July?  Already?) with some random things.

There's been a very nice break in the high temperatures for the past week.  We even got quite a bit of rain one night!  They're slowing creeping up again, but no 90s expected until Friday. 

Blazing Star (Liatris)  Bees go crazy for this flower.

I think the chives look pretty even when the purple flowers are gone.  

The oregano is starting to flower.  I don't cut it back, I leave it for the pollinators.  In the front yard the bees pick the blazing star, in the back it's all about the oregano.

I forgot I planted some grocery store Oriental lilies until this popped up through the Moonshine yarrow and Phenomenal lavender.  It smells so nice.  The lily I mean, even nicer than the lavender!

  Mickey knows how to nag for a walk to the park.

Sprinkler drops on a small piece of tree that broke off.  This was at the park.  Mickey got his way!

Someone forgot a little graduation pup at the splashpad.  Mickey was pretty interested in it! 

Chalk art in the playground area.

A few weeks ago this umbrella stand (shaped like an umbrella) with umbrellas, canes, and a walking stick appeared in the street parking area in front of my house.  It was there for a few days, then gone.  Someone took the wooden walking stick the first night.  At first I thought it was to save the parking spot (one neighbor has many more cars and vehicles and trailers and boats and vans than drivers), but it wasn't.  Quite the neighborhood mystery!  

Tomorrow starts a new monthly theme for Thursday Postcard Hunt, Architecture.  This week is Churches.  I think I managed to find all antique or vintage black and white postcards for the month.  No, not quite all... one was hand-painted with a bit of color.