Our summer here has been so, so hot and dry.
Our produce is waning and not so pretty as this any more.
A new neighbor behind us is having most of his trees cut down.
I know the reason, but I hate to see the trees go.
The landscape has totally changed and will take some time to adjust to.
He is planting new trees.
A recent trip to the library revealed something new on
the previously mundane cement wall!
It's fun to read the titles.
In the heat of the summer our yarn group crocheted
around 130 market bags to send to Haiti.
I made up my own pattern and hope it holds the produce well enough!
It's cherry season. The new way is to buy them in open
bags which can be picked over.
This bag held half the amount of the others and were
well chosen, nice and dark.
Sticker shock: $4.50. I counted them.
Forty-five cherries, meaning 10 cents apiece.
They are delicious but may be our only cherries this summer.
We'll eat them slowly.
Our crepe myrtles seem to be the only
vegetation that loves the heat.
The hotter and drier it gets, it seems the better they bloom!
They always amaze me.
As we get deeper into August the gardens do tend to look tired. It must be a lot of work producing in all that heat. Wow - those cherries are pricey! We're enjoying bags of them, much cheaper. They have such a short season. Your market bag looks sturdy!
ReplyDeleteLove how they painted that cement wall! Every time fruit seems expensive I tell myself that I spend a lot more money for a glass of wine when we eat out. That might be lame but I don't want to feel guilty about enjoying fresh fruit! That's a cool bag and a great service!
ReplyDeleteGold plated cherries!
ReplyDeleteCrepe myrtle was one of the most prolific trees in the SW France, and I loved their bright blooms in the garden.
I hope you weren't depending on your neighbor's trees to provide shade for you? Or is more sun desirable in your garden and you don't mind it? I buy organic apples and some of them can cost $2 a piece when you do the math! I try to only buy them by the bag, but they still end up being $2 or more $s a pound. That is so nice that you can crochet something that will be used by someone that would go without otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when trees in the neighborhood are cut down, changing my view. Of all the nerve! Cherries have remained incredibly expensive, especially the organic ones I get. But one day I splurged on a bag, brought them home and ate them all in one day. Only then did I look at the grocery receipt and notice that I had bought (and eaten!) 1.67 pounds of cherries! Oh well, I didn't eat anything else that day!
ReplyDeleteI'm already thinking about cutting back a number of perennials, why make them struggle in this heat? This is the first time we have ever run the AC for such an extended period of time, usually just the odd hot and humid day. Lots of thunderstorms tracking across our province and the warning we had for today only blew the leaves on the trees for a few minutes and deposited half a dozen rain drops. :-(
ReplyDeleteWe've had some mild temps this summer and some hot temps too! We were rainy in the spring dry in June and the rains came back in July. This last week we had rain nearly everyday - not all day, but a thunderstorm would blow through and leave a lot of rain and then it would clear up again.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you Dotsie, but I'm ready for fall and SOUP WEATHER! But I will bide my time...I won't consider it until my sis from Ohio come next month and just the two of us are going to the beach! Then...it can be fall :) Your knitted bags are very nice and will be most useful! You're right about the crepe myrtles...I'm so glad we have them here in the south. I want to thank you also for the sweet and kind comment on my blog this morning...He IS a good, good Father!! Enjoy your weekend, friend!
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ReplyDeleteI loved seeing the fresh produce and the cherries, dear friend!
YuMMy!
I understand your neighbor, as we had cypress evergreens and cedars that had never been trimmed
or properly cared for and they all had to go. The neighbors were nice, though.
One neighbor told me he forgotten what our home look liked due to the overgrown bushes!
I was surprised that the mailman could find the opening to our mailbox!
Like you, I'm ready for cooler weather!
We've had refreshing showers the last two mornings and they have renewed my energy!
Blessings for a wonderful weekend!
Fondly,
Pat
I understand the change of taking down a large tree. Even when it's necessary it's a shock to what we're used to. Cherries are so expensive, Dotsie. My grands love them and eat them like candy. The produce bag you have made will be so handy for the recipient. ♥
ReplyDeleteHow I know the treat of fresh cherries. Delicious little gems! Love the market bag heading to Haiti. Happy crepe myrtle brightening the dry and parched places.
ReplyDeleteEek...I will not be counting my cherries. (Ignorance is bliss?) I have a grandson who can polish off a bowl of cherries in short order! Oh, they are good though!
ReplyDeleteI love crepe myrtles. We had a couple of younger trees in our yard at the farmhouse, but there's a big one here in the empty lot next to our new home. It is in the view out of my kitchen window...so pretty!
Now into the second week of August, I can begin to think about autumn. (Happy sigh...)
Sad you are losing your mature tree views but I'm glad new trees will be planted to replace them. I don't know why cherries are so expensive? We always treat ourselves to them a few times every summer, however, as the season passes so quickly. The library wall is delightful!
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