Sun Break

When we lived in Seattle there were some interesting phrases used by the weather folk on TV one of which was sun break. Considering the Seattle-like weather we've had over the past ten days I figured it would be appropriate to use a Seattle weather phrase. We had enough of a sun break that I was able to get the grass mowed. Yay. I'm not normally this anal about short grass, but when it's so high you can hide small children in it, it's way beyond time. Besides, the longer the grass the more likely the dog is to bring ticks and other such nasties into the house. So, we are freshly shorn and it should only be about 5 more days before it needs it again. I also got to inventory the plants. All the flowering trees have lost their blooms and are thick with green leaves. The azaleas are starting to fade, but the peonies and iris are growing like mad. We have one bed of purple iris in full bloom and other beds in various stages of blooming. We should have some nice color for another month or so.

Also went and bought some veggies to plant in the garden. Will try to get those in later today or tomorrow. Got a yellow cherry tomato, a big red tomato, a green and a red pepper, yellow squash and cucumbers to plant. Picked up some herb seeds last week, so will attempt some oregano, chives, basil and such. I think I just planted gazpacho...I'm not a real big fan of that dish, but I can think of lots of other things to do with fresh veggies. Now if I can just manage to keep the deer and the bunnies out of the garden...