Mid summer

 Technically early July is not mid summer, but it certainly is the mid point for us.  And it has been hot, all of the sudden.  June was very pleasant until the last week, and then the heat and humidity rushed in. We are forecast to top 100 again today, which will be, I think, the 6th day over 100 in the last two weeks.

Fortunately, corn likes the heat.  I hope to pick my first ears by the end of this week.  We have planted three harvests.  The first has ears, the second is about 3' tall, and we planted the third yesterday.

We are still having just enough rain to keep us out of drought, so the flowers are looking pretty good.  Here is a nice bed of daisies.  Many of my perennials have not returned this year, including bee balm, which this bed use to be full of.  I need to do some serious culling of plants and change what is here.  I have a small redbud tree growing in this bed, which in a few years will change the light significantly.