More Garden Flowers!

I love this time of year.

Unfortunately, this is yet another year where there hasn't been much as far as blooming on the hydrangea plants.

This is a beautiful crimson hollyhock that's just started to bloom. Love this red color.

These guys are all tiny hollyhocks I started for next year! Over 50 in total. Hoping more than 1/2 will survive the transplanting, winter, and unpredictable weather next spring!

Hollyhocks are bi-annuals which means that they grow leaves first year and bloom on their second year. After that, they die off. I have seen hollyhocks listed as perennials but in real life, I have never seen a flowering hollyhock come back for a third year. They do self sow, which can be nice in a wildflower type of setting. But, in my gardens, such seedlings are pulled along with other starter weeds.

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More Hollyhocks!

Such an old English Garden style plant.

This pink hollyhock has grown to a little more than 5 feet tall!

This hollyhock is called King of the Black, but you can see it's really a dark maroon. The early blooms are closer to black. In real life they both appear to be darker than in this picture. Very sexy!

This black hollyhock species is supposed to reach a near 6 feet! Unfortunately, mine feel prey to some deer. I sure hope those deer suffered a TERRIBLE tummy ache. Someone should tell them that I am growing garden flowers, NOT deer food!

I have more hollyhocks planted around the various gardens but some of their buds are just starting to show blooms.

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Incredibly Beautiful

What a rainbow!

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YMCA Camp, Again!

My daughters have been going to this camp, for three years. It's been a camp the Peases have been going to for a couple generations or so...

The camp is in Winthrop, ME, which is about 3 hours away. Had no traffic so the trip was nice.

Had to stop and take a good picture of the above sign. It is always fun to see it as we head up to the New Hampshire border, (look at it closely...).

Pheeu, another good sign! :D

FINALLY there!!! This is the path to all the action! On the immediate right and out of sight, is the Infirmary. Last year, there was the nicest nurse...
Also to the the right, you can see the Mess Hall Cabin. It's a bit bigger than it looks. Directly across the path from the Mess Hall, on the left, are more cabins like the Mess Hall which are for various activities (like CRAFTS! Yippee!)

In the below picture you can see the view as we walked past all those cabins.
At this point, boys cabins are to the right and girls go left!

Just barely finished putting the stuff in the girls' cabins and their first activity was just underway. Already part of the group!

These kids; counselors and campers, come from all over the world and really bring a diverse culture to the experience. One night, the counselors will put on fun skits which highlight their various backgrounds. When it rains, the creative fun REALLY BEGINS!!! The last night's HUGE activity's been different every year. This year's should be just as fun.

I can't wait to hear all the great stories and experiences, in two weeks! Until then, I am going to miss them terribly.

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Finally Finished Another!

TaDa!

Really like the way these turned out! Took forever to complete because July's been an awfully busy month (which is always a good thing :D ).

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Visit From Seth Meyers

Raised in Bedford NH, in the town right next door, Seth Meyers returned home recently and what a fun time it was for the local area! I have heard first hand the WHOLE family is as fun in real life as Seth is on TV!

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