growing: odds and ends

Over the past week I've been in and out of town. The garden has continued to thrive thanks to sporadic evening thunderstorms that seem to be the norm in my neck of the woods. Nothing like Mother Nature's own watering system when the gardener is slacking in her duties.

In the front flower beds, hydrangeas are in bloom; hosta flowers have shot up; and the lily of the valley have developed little green fruits that make me smile.