We have had 5.32 inches of rain so far in July. It’s been a very wet summer. We had just come out of a drought last summer so guess the good Lord thought we needed lots of rain. Anyway, all the plants are growing so well. The Black-eye Susans are over populating and the grasses are taking over the hill side.

The grasses really look nice and have a very gently calming effect as they blow in the wind.

This is the small patio area with the fire pit and behind it is a burning bush that hasn’t grown much in the last five years, but it must like all of the rain too. It has really grown!

This year I painted the mail box red which is kind of bright, but it was a change from the browns and grays. The Rose of Sharon are also blooming a lot more than usual.