Rain

0.3 inches
Lots of wind and lightning & thunder.
Why do we say "thunder and lightning" when they occur in the opposite order?

20 July 2012 Side and front

Cone flowers, etc

Yarrow is making a second round

Volunteer in the rhubarb

Butterfly bush...

With Monarchs!

 Goose necks

 Annuals in front not doing well. Perennials doing very well

 Nice grass

 More nice grass

 Sage, balloon flowers, phlox

 Purple balloons

 David phlox

 Pink balloons

 Stuff from Betty

 More stuff from Betty. I guess I missed the petals or they have not come out yet.

Another volunteer

 Lilly

20 July 2012 Backyard walkthrough

Spice garden with cilantro dying off already. The volunteer sunflower in the foreground was constantly assaulted by rabbits until it outgrew them.

 Another volunteer sunflower protected by the perilla.

 Cucumber

 Closeup on the cucumber

 Eggplant

 Korean peppers look hot

 When will the tomatoes ripen?

 Bell pepper

 Tiniest sunflower

 South bed

 Korean eggplant with a blossom

 The red hibiscus has its first blossoms

 Wow!

 Jalapenos

 Stripey

 Watermelon on a brick

 Sugar snap peas

 The south fence line dominated by zucchini

 Baby watermelon

Rain and lots of it

almost 2" in my bucket

First eggplant spotted.

About the size of a tennis ball.

Quick rain

about 0.1"

First bell pepper harvest

Still green, but tasty.