Monday, July 30, 2012

the volunteers of summer...

We never planted or watered...


...and yet we can 'reap'! 

I love the bright and cheery sunflowers ....
that are perking up the backyard these days.


We feed the birds.
They drop the seeds.


We say...
thank-you!


I don't recall the last time I sowed dill.
And yet it grows...year after year.
I like that!


The wisteria blooms early in the season.
And then in the middle of summer...
it blooms again.
I like that too!
 
The blueberries are ripe for the picking.


They are the perfect addition to a lunchtime salad.
One that we enjoyed on the front porch the other day.
If you are interested in the recipe...
head over to MGCC today.

12 comments:

  1. You know how I feel about volunteers - and yours are really some of the best sort!
    We've been enjoying blueberries recently as well. I'm sure that home-grown berries are just a little sweeter, though.

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  2. Love the seeds the birds left for you!
    You salad also looks yummy! I will be trying it.

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  3. I love those volunteers! A sunny face in the garden when you least expect it is always welcome.
    Dill.....I can smell it. One of my favourites.
    Blueberry salad and good company....looks like a date on your front porch.

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  4. Wisteria photo was so pretty and the salad...yummo!

    Hugs!

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  5. My bird seed has a lot of sunflower seed in it and what the birds don't consume the squirrels do, but every now and then I am also blessed by a sunflower growing like magic in a flower pot! They are such cheerful flowers, aren't they?

    I also love blueberries ( store bought) and have enjoyed them all summer long. My one blueberry bush does not seem to want to produce berries, unless the birds are getting to them before I am!

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  6. I love things that grow without my interference! Love that wisteria!!

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  7. Wisteria is so pretty and I do love sunflowers. I do much better with growing things that thrive on neglect!! ha! ha!

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  8. Love sunflowers and deliberately planted some this year. Can't seem get my dill to grow - ugh! I love dill and it's so pretty to use in bouquets as well. That Wisteria is absolutely stunning. Great pictures. Your blueberry salad looks wonderful!!!

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  9. Sweet photos of sweet and not entirely unexpected delights. Love the sunflowers...it'd be worth feeding the birds. =D

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  10. Nice photos! That salad looks so good, I wanted to reach right through the computer screen and start eating!

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  11. I discovered this morning, that somehow I missed this beautiful post. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed every one of these pictures. Your way of sharing and your photography makes EVERY visit here a memorable one. Every one of the blogging friends you have would love to sit at that table and eat a blueberry salad.

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'The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.'
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson