Puppy Love

Well, it would appear that appreciation for a garden extends to some unlikely aficionados.  Channel, the tiny (for now) mixed breed puppy from across the street has taken a real fancy to my herb plot, especially the sage.  She stopped by yesterday to play with our dog, Penny, but spent most of her time picking off sage leaves and happily munching away.  When all that picking and playing got the best of her, she just curled up under the sage and went to sleep, much to Penny's dismay.  Penny, is a bit on the hyperactive side.  In fact, we would have to describe her as extremely, over-the-top, lots of fireworks, hyperactive and that might still be an understatement.  Penny only sleeps when there is absolutely nothing better - to do, bark at,  chase or chew.  She is a bit puzzled by the puppy's ridiculous need to rest.

As I predicted, the tomatoes are now ripening quickly.  We had three yesterday, and some more this morning. We had tomatoes in the salad last night, I had a tomato sandwich for breakfast, and we had grilled cheese and tomato for dinner.  I think by the end of the week, we will have more than we can eat, even eating them at every meal.  The workers, who are just about finished with the addition, are still asking when they can got some of those tomatoes, so I think the extras will be spoken for next week, at least.

 The heat has made for some strange flowering patterns in some of the shrubs and perennials this year.  That's a Pretty Polly rose, which normally only flowers in the spring.  It is having a second bloom right now, but the flowers are tiny, just a bit larger than those miniature roses they sell at all the grocery stores.  The blooms are very pretty however, and I am delighted to see them again, especially when so many plants have been a disappointment this summer.