Sultry

 It is a hot morning while looking down at the tomato/sunflower patch. It is heavy humidity from the night heat and we didn't cool down.  I believe we started out at 79 degrees F. Some of the plants don't seem phased about the heat as they love the high humidity.

 I carried a watering can up the hill to give the circle garden a little bit of moisture. It pays off even thought it was not that much water.

 I planted my mail order Japanese maple into the center of the circle. The grand plan is that years down the road there will be a bonsai-shaped maple in the center of the raised circle bed.  I am glad I went ahead and bought a six foot tree of the same kind and put it in the back yard.  I have cannas growing in there right now and they look like they might bloom. More water will help them for sure. 

 The lens has a small amount of moisture on it from it being in a cold house and being taken into the sauna-like weather. I carry water for the large lily to keep it lasting as long as I can. The smaller yellow day lily didn't bloom this year because of the installation of the fence. I think the workmen tromped it down and it didn't like the treatment. I will move it when the weather becomes better. 

 The hibiscus is struggling under the heat. I keep it watered but the hot sun and heat just takes away its freshness. It does have lots of buds on it so maybe  have better times. I went to get the mail and bring in the garbage in the afternoon. When I opened the garage door to go and bring in the bin, the outdoor heat just swooshed inside like it was a vacuum. Tomorrow it will be a little bit cooler by four or five degrees. The farmers in Iowa are probably saying that this will really make the corn grow. Thanks for stopping by today.