Days 176-182

Day 176

 Big clouds rolling in over Ontario farmland.

Day 177

 The sun setting on my trip to Ontario . . . the airport awaits.

Day 178

 My peace lily bloomed at work while I was away.

Day 179

 Learning a little about hydrangeas . . . this is a blue "mophead" variety.

Day 180

 Discovered this down the backside of the house on my way to the compost.

Creepily beautiful!

Day 181

 Most of my planters suffered in the heat this year but not this one.

Day 182

Hydrangea arborescens, "Annabelle", commonly referred to as Snowball. 

End of lesson.

Days 169-175

Day 169

Farm country, Ontario.

Day 170

 Evening bonfire complete with mosquitoes and black flies.

Day 171

 Tumbledown fence and Queen Anne's Lace.

Day 172

 The light on the other side of the dark woods.  

Calls to the "explorer" child in me.

Day 173

 Reunion Park beach, Kincardine, Ontario.

Day 174

Smiling at the remembrance of the great escape and the hilarious chicken roundup that ensued.

Day 175

Fresh picked green beans for the bunny.

Days 162-168

Day 162

Anatomy of a rose.

Day 163

 Perennial phlox

Day 164

 Bumble bee heaven.

Day 165

 The lion kitty . . . she had her summer lion cut.  

Coping much better this time around.

Day 166

 Broken windows, abandoned building.

Day 167

 Day lilies . . . wish they were mine.  My specimens were a dismal failure.

Day 168

Rainy day reflections.