I plant about 30 jalapeno, three varieties. 6 plants each of red marconi, yellow monster, yellow bell, jimmy nardello frying pepper, banana peppers, hot and sweet hungarian paprika, cayene, poblano, and

I agree. I had fewer peppers than in most years; the plants got tall without much fruit. Yet, the cucumbers were way too many for us to keep up with. lol

Thank you as always, my friend.

It certainly is a big job harvesting and preserving, but the end results are fantastic to enjoy all year long.

You are certainly harvesting a lot these days. I'm working on peppers this week, so many are ready.

I wholeheartedly agree; nature is truly amazing.

That was awesome, Ed. Funny bird antics!

Haha, thanks, Ed. I think you may be right; rainbows and frogs go together, right? lol

Thank you very much! That rainbow was stunning.

Thank you so much. I love raising the Monarchs every year; they are beautiful creatures.

Thank you for your nice comment. I love seeing the Monarchs, and I have two more that are going to hatch this week. Then they will be done for this season.

I can tell that you both had a fun time together finding just the right things for her. Her smiles say it all! She has good taste, too.

Oh, so lovely, Silvia.

Oh my, that is one busy squirrel to make that much of a mulch pile, lol. Love the spider web!

Good for you for doing the milk kefir again. Pam, I have never seen beets that enormous. That is just amazing to see. Mine hardly grew at all, and my onions were tiny too.

The rainbow was a beauty for sure. That rain was hard for most of the morning, then turned to mist. It poured so hard that the frogs hid in the rocks for cover.

Oh boy! I've heard that your area of the country has had little rain. Do you like Idaho? It looks like a beautiful area to live. Your gardening must be somewhat limited with little water, then.

You're probably right, as I have a lot of red and dark orange zinnias. The bees are so busy now that fall is approaching so quickly. The nights are starting to drop down into the low 50's here.

You must be a lot colder than us here in upstate, N.Y. I still have plenty of flowers for them to enjoy.

Oh, I hear you; the bees are so busy on the squash, and that's why we can't keep up with all of it, lol.