Tuesday, July 6, 2010

A Burst of Summer

Summer is busting out all over. Wildflowers seem to be blooming earlier. The sugar snap peas are fading fast in the heat and humidity; it might reach 100 degrees today. The lawn is browning, while the peppers are happy.

Wildflowers, such as these black-eyed-susans, look radiant under the summer sun.
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