We seem to be entering a rainy spell, which is “our” (flora + me) favorite!  I’m still feeling a little “under it”, so that works out perfectly.  I’ve been spending some time boxing up belongings and shredding the bottomless pit of papers.

I also have another exciting first for me–the black hollyhocks finally bloomed, after a couple of years of trial and error.  I’ve been waiting with anticipation, and they did not disappoint.  And by black, I mean literally sucking-all-light-into-a-black-hole black.  Not dark purple.  Very impressive.

Many of my tomatoes, peppers, squashes, and now even an eggplant are flowering, which means hopefully some food will follow!  It’s not an automatic given, around here.  You really have to work hard against all the handicaps to get results.  Sometimes I feel like giving up, but I’m too stubborn.

Here is your daily dose of misc. flowers.