Daylilies are starting to bloom.  This daylily and orange echinacea are in the east small bed on the west side of the house.

 West side of house.

 Another picture of lilies in the tub near the redneck pond.

 Asiatic lilies in the north bed.

Wisteria finally planted in the new bed.
Today I finally planted the last of my vegetable garden.  I planted 2 rows of green beans.  Wonder is there is enough time for them to grow and mature?
Have a new blister on my right thumb from hoeing in the vegetable garden.  Need new picture of the vegetable garden.  Most of the garden has straw covering the ground.  BUT the grass and weeds grow up and under the straw.
I will never know why I wanted to plant such a large vegetable garden.  But with Tom's help and Stephen, our hired helper, we have a larger garden than we have ever planted before.  Tom has most of his stock tanks planted this year also.  We are in desperate need of rain.  My water bill will be beyond scary.
I have tomatoes, peppers, beans, okra, squash, melons, pumpkins and sunflowers planted and all are growing with a promise of bearing lots of produce.  Tom goes to farmers market in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon and if the garden produces an abundance maybe we will do the farmers market in Burlingame this year.  Both are really small farmers markets.  The Burlingame farmers market is late afternoon so maybe I can stand the heat.
Leland was here on Friday and Saturday.  He spent the night and went to church with us.  Pastor Don was out of town and Tom preached.  Tom's sermon was on fire and I could tell that it wore him out.  His sermon came from the "Lord's Prayer".
Ayvah was here on Saturday while her parents went to training to keep their foster license current.  Josh & Kate say that they have asked the foster system for a baby.  July 13 they sign adoption papers for Ayvah and Malachi.  Our 2 youngest grandkids will be come official on the 13 of July.  It has been a long process But oh the JOY.