Plans Changed

Early morning dentist stop and
anxiety over a tooth was relieved.
Plans to continue to big city
to enjoy a birthday lunch with my youngest.
The rain came in a flood
it never stopped and was difficult to see the road
so I headed back to the country.
First a stop to treat myself to a carmel latte.
A neighbor who shares the N.Y. Times with me
was in the shoppe and was nice to sit and talk for
almost an hour - something I rarely do.
On down the country road to the cottage and
noticed the lush tobacco fields

Too late for a good corn crop because of heat and lack of rain but looks as if the
farmer's will have an excellent tobacco crop and soybean crop.

Down the drive and notice a few plants that have emerged with a few rains.

The summer poinsettia, was not planted but evidently was among some plants
I moved.  Shared with me years ago by a elderly neighbor.

The Crepe Myrtles are blooming in every yard and are spectacular in every color.

Seeds from an unusual Sun Flower were shared with me and most washed away.
There are four plants that survived and this is the first to bloom.

                                                          The few

 Hyacinth Bean seeds that grew are thriving.   Picking seed pods as soon as I can because the birds are eating them.   This plant always showy for late summer and early Fall.   

                                                                  

A number of plants blooming that have survived the heat and rain.

Fortunate to have some color in my garden.    It looks like  Fall Purple Aster will be beautiful sometime in the next month.....

Sharing a part of my day in the country