Garden Treasures

July is turning out hot and hotter on the Gulf Islands. The dog is panting and I'm studying his sprawling style, usually near a fan.



The garden is suffering from the heat: the more delicate plants have yellowed from lack of water (or an excess of heat). But others are thriving in the merciless sunshine: the dill is producing a really nice seedhead...



The tomatos love this heat. I have the beginnings of a crop.



And the crocosmia is thriving. Love that red hot bloom! Like fire.