Around our (Maryland) Yard in July 2012
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I got up early on the 1st to take a walk around our yard. We had been without electricity for about 18 hours and were going to go on our quest for ice shortly. A hot day was forecast but it was comfortable in the morning. The grass was heavy with dew. There were only small branches and leaves strewn across the yard from the storm that caused the electrical outage….no sign nearby of why the power was out since our neighborhood lines are underground. Our young sycamore tree with two trunks was bent over when we first got up yesterday but had righted itself in the past 24 hours.
The day lilies blooming last month have spent themselves; there are large buds on some others that should add color later in July.
The dahlia bulbs I planted in the spring have buds that are just beginning to open. I need to remember to water them.
The hydrangea that was just budding last month now has large beautiful pink blooms. I cut some to take into the house.
We have gotten enough rain recently that some large mushrooms have come up next to an oak stump.
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