This week I was putting up bunting around the flag on our front porch and dropped one of the strings onto the sidewalk. When I went down to get it there was a girl standing at our front gate, very friendly, and she said hello. I said good morning to her and went back up the stairs to tie up the bunting on the porch rail. Then I heard somebody say "Can you say it?" and the girl recited the pledge of allegiance. When she finished I looked at her and the older woman with her and thanked them. The older woman said "We do that everyday when we walk by here." I smiled and thanked them again and wished them a good day. Nice to know that patriotism lives! I think George's "God Bless America" sign, which he made and put up in 2014, had many admirers over the year.

George pits sour cherries for our favorite summer treat, hisrhubarb-sour cherry crumble

Lanterns next door

The raised beds June 29 Bed 1		The raised beds July 4 Bed 1
Bed 2		Bed 2
Bed 3		Bed 3
Bed 4		Bed 4
Bed 5		Bed 5

The butterfly weed July 4

And the yucca, same date

The day lilies out in force

Very good display of purple and blue clematis around the house end of June

Early July

A very good year for this one

The Karl Foerster Grass after the rain June 23

And a day later