Thursday, July 13, 2006

It Droppeth Gently From Heaven...

Heavy rains last night, with thunderstorms bypassing us here in Eastham, but audibly so. This morning saw only the mildest drizzle...not enough to stop this first zucchini blossom.

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Not far from the zucchini, twin stalks of yucca would stand about seven feet tall or so, if they weren't leaning so heavily with giant wet bell blossoms.

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Just under the tiny St. John's Wort blossoms, a spider shelters from the rain, awaiting the morning's assorted pollinators.

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The rain turned into a renewed theme for the day, with heavy showers throughout the afternoon.

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The sun returned just about five o'clock this afternoon and it was a pretty terrific evening. Here the tallest stalk of bee balm towers above its neighbors in the back garden.

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Another pair of yucca stalks are weighed down with flowers. These two are crossing swords to block the path down into the meadow.

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With the rain-fed pond taking more ground on a fairly regular basis, the frogs are having a field day at our place.

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Rudbeckia and oregano.

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