Tag Archives: Summer

Summer is here – maybe!?

Posted on May 30, 2025 by jjspina

I walked around our yard today and snapped some photos of the lovely bushes that were blooming. We have had days and days of rainy and cooler temps lately. Today it was a lovely, warm day in the 70’s F. … Continue reading →

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A Lovely Trip to Perkin’s Cove in Ogunquit Maine! My husband’s birthday celebration!

Posted on October 3, 2024 by jjspina

Perkin’s Cove in Ogunquit Maine is one of our favorite places to visit. We have visited almost every year for many years. We have stayed at different places there for two to three days at a time, but our favorite … Continue reading →

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A Winged Visitor today!

Posted on August 21, 2024 by jjspina

We had a surprise visitor to our back deck today at dinner time. We were enjoying watching the birds avidly eating at the feeders we have. Suddenly John saw a large bird fly by our window causing all the birds … Continue reading →

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A few more summer flowers to cheer you!

Posted on September 9, 2023 by jjspina

Summer is quickly waning even though our weather is in the 90’s at present. Flowers are doing well and looking quite happy in this warm weather. It certainly doesn’t seem like summer is leaving yet. We are supposed to have … Continue reading →

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Vegetables and Flowers are doing well in all this rain!

Posted on July 5, 2023 by jjspina

I was surprised that our flowers and vegetables weren’t flooded out yet with all the rain we have been having. Looks like they love the rain more than I do. Here are some photos of our tomatoes, zucchini and flowers … Continue reading →

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Summer is almost gone but the Rose of Sharon Bushes are Thriving!

Posted on September 11, 2022 by jjspina

I have been sharing our gorgeous Rose of Sharon bushes with you every year as they blossom. This year they have been most prolific. I guess they love the hot and dry weather we have had. Here are some recent … Continue reading →

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Summer is flying by! We are in a serious drought!

Posted on August 19, 2022 by jjspina

I can’t believe it is past the middle of August! Children will be going to school soon or are already there – colleges especially. I hope you have had a wonderful summer and are still enjoying the last vestiges of … Continue reading →

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Summer Flowers in Bloom!

Posted on August 8, 2021 by jjspina

I love sharing my flowers when they are in bloom. This year has been a strange summer so far – lots of rain, heat and then cooler temps. We haven’t had much time to go out and sit and enjoy … Continue reading →

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Warm Weather & Rain Bring More Flowers!

Posted on June 5, 2021 by jjspina

We had a whole weekend of rain for Memorial Day. It wasn’t a fun time for those who wanted to finally get large groups together for cookouts. We had a cook in. The day after the long weekend the weather, … Continue reading →

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Summer Flowers Part 2!

Posted on August 30, 2019 by jjspina

I promised to share my photos of all 18 Rose of Sharon bushes in my yard. Here is the link to a previous post of them beginning to flower. Now for the updated version of the flowering. Boy, this sounds … Continue reading →

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