Half way to 2022

This week I did make a quick stop at Bramblewood, by the Wateree River, 

saw a few birds wading  and in the holding  ponds...

Sadly there was one goose that had died, but nature has that figured out...

 the fun thing was the pollinator plot, 

Lovely flowers, 

and the next fun thing was watching this Yellow Throated Warbler, feed a fledgling...

I wasn't fast enough to catch the actual feeding, but I enjoyed watching that part..

A quiet 4th was had around here I think I heard 4 firecrackers distantly and that was it.  Most of my original neighbors have either moved or died...sadly,  Im in that line. We had one of the coolest 4ths on record is what the tv weather man said it was amazing...I didn't even have my AC on if you can believe that.  It's back on today tho had to put it on about 1 pm. 

My Bee Balm had 2 blooms this year, I have been really treating it with Miracle Grow and spraying it with soapy water to keep the grasshoppers off it,  Only 2 blooms so far but sure is nice to see and the smell is amazing. 

The tiger lily is gonna have 4 flowers this year, 

and the tall phlox have been opened a long time already

The Wandering Jew is almost touching the ground...

This Camelia is outgrowing this space so it was either cut it down or cut it back so I chose to cut it back...I didn't take a before shot of course but now it has  a tall slender open weave look.  Should be pretty when it blooms in the late fall..

hard to get it to show up in a photo

The veggies are still producing Im on my 6th zukes now, the last batch I cooked was so fresh and delicious..

I have 2 big Butternut squash Im trying to keep the deer and squirrel off limits..wish me luck. 

And more peppers, I had one with my salad tonight...

I cooked 

But this is not for me, its for the Girls!

I now use Fresh Pet for their meat....I have tried to eliminate the dry and heavily processed food from their diets.  They're officially now 13 years old on the 4th! That's 91 in human years. 

so they do a lot of sleeping and taking things easy. 

All grey but still loving life..

PEACE

Every day is a new Adventure.