Here Comes Summer...

....and the livin' is easy. 

Well, I'm mixing my songs, and we have been doing quite a bit of work here at Reeder Gardens, but with the last days of Spring giving us Summer heat, we had to do the work and the walking in the mornings. Now, on the first day of summer, cool, cloudy Marine air has moved in. Sweet relief.

We got up later. We walked our full 3.25 miles. When we got back, we got stuck watching the World Cup game, Argentina vs Croatia. With the white sky, much better for photography, I hurried out at halftime to take photos of our garden as summer begins. 

Now I've got the second half of the game on the TV next to the computer and divided attention. Here's a tour of Reeder Garden on Summer Solstice.

We'll start with the rose garden. 

 The island bed in the lower yard is at it's peak. 

I've spent a lot of time on the patio this week, with long lunches and reading the newspaper and my Kindle. 

 And, of course, eating chocolate!

 The shed is just a shed now, but decorating the outside is still fun. 

 The tomatoes in this hot spot are thriving. 

 The golden hop has covered the gate

 and makes a great backdrop for some of Tom's fancy leaf geranium collection. 

 Tom has been cleaning up dead wood on the cedar tree. It looks great, a magnificent specimen of our Western Red Cedar. 

 The area around the deck is mostly green now. 

 Big leaf plants are fun.

 The game is over. Croatia beat Argentina 3-0, shocking the soccer world. 

My post is done. It's time for lunch and then we'll go outside and find some work to do on this cool afternoon. Finding work isn't hard here. 

Tomorrow we start three days of garden touring and conferences at the Hardy Plant Study Weekend. Eventually there will be photos. In the mean time, I hope summer finds you well and relaxed and comfortable. 

Happy summer!