Darkness
gives no comfort as I lay awake too long, with wandering thoughts slowing down my
descent into deep slumber. The rolling
thunder in the distance is fast approaching as the dog begins to shiver and
moan in his little cave bed. Winds pick
up and begin to batter the side of the house so hard, one wonders why the
window doesn’t shatter, but it stays strong.
Light flashes brighten the curtain tops as the windy rain begins to beat
against the outside walls with the fury of a thousand mad horses racing up the
walls and over the rooftop. It leaves as
fast as it came and in the middle of all that silence I sigh, get up, and walk
barefoot through the darkness to the kitchen and a cool glass of water.
Then I hear it…another wave of thunder
rolling in. The dog crawls under the
bed, as I crawl back into the bed. Sigh…
Penstemon - Bearded Tongue
Baby rabbit in the gardens
Swamp Rose with bees
Green Garden Spider
Honeybee at birdbath
Snooze Time
Purple Coneflower beginning to open
Clematis
New Jersey Tea with insects
Reflection in tiny water pool
The Neighborhood
Storm clouds
Raised beds of 'Naughty Marietta' Marigolds, 'Cylindra' Beets,
'Parris Island Cos' Lettuce, 'Cherry Belle' Radish, and 'Turga' Parsnips
Clematis with Bottlebrush Grass
Daylily with ants
'Aabachee' Spider Daylily
Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot with fly
Metallic green bee, beetles, and ants on the Butterfly Weed
(Enlarge photos to view insects)
