[Bon of Babble]

A bit of cooler weather has been really welcome around here - cooler as in 80 degrees and not 95-105 degrees as we had last year. The plants are getting a needed respite from the heat.

My rock garden attempt:

Petunias and iceberg roses recovering:

Happy Gardening to all! Fall will be here soon and I'm looking forward to it.

[cherry]

very pretty.....

I've noticed my potted flowers have perked up now that we have more reasonable temps, but still pretty dry out....

I've canned more this year then for two decades...

tomatoes, pepper rings,pickles, and bread and butter pickles, and pepper jam, and pickled beets....

froze beans...

my latest fun thing now is FERMENTING cucumbers!.....I am really loving the results and I may not do traditional dill pickles ever again....