One more day

 

Chilly and rainy this morning with the furnace running. Maybe for the last time until fall? We're entering a stretch of dry, hot weather all across the state. It might reach 90 by the weekend-- which has never happened in mid May. The weather seems to jump from one extreme to the next. Of course this will cause more rapid mountain snow melt. Only so many things you can worry about at once.

In the meantime, nothing new or exciting here on the western home front. I bought some healthy pepper plants ($2 each!) at Lone Pine, and our potted tomatoes are finally taking off along the side of the house. Rampant growth (good and bad) is everywhere from the wet spring. Already time to clear out the spent spring foliage, not my favorite task. 

Who can get mad at a bluebell? But they spread like crazy in a rich, composted flower bed. The lush leaves smother the delicate lilies trying to poke through at the same time. Then the entire plant disappears, and you forget about them until next year. The only time to dig bluebells out is while they're blooming, which always seems kind of harsh.