Around Our House – June 17, 19 & 21
Brown Thrasher. I learned the difference between the Wood Thrush and the Brown Thrasher this year. Thanks to one of my readers. They look similar, but the Brown Thrasher has distinctive yellow eyes with large black center.
They are active and fun to watch.
Pretty white flowers – on a perennial in our memory garden.
June 17. The Yucca is getting closer to blooming.
This male goldfinch looked pretty in our blue feeder.
A daylily in full bloom
The Shasta Daisies are in varying stages of blooming.
The field across the road is sprouting butternut squash.
June 21. The Hosta blooms are so pretty, I decided to bring some inside.
One of our succulents is blooming this year. It doesn’t bloom every year.
By the time the three Yucca plants were blooming on June 21, Cerwin tied them to the tree so they stayed upright.
I love the beauty around me.
Your garden is lovely — do you recognize the butternut squash at that size, or did somebody tell you that’s what they are growing? I’m not familiar with hostas — they must grow in profusion in the East, but not here! And the yucca is gorgeous — I didn’t realize it would grow in your area, where there’s so much cold weather during the winters.
We recognized the squash since they also planted that last year. Also, our daughter Diane was here for a week and had Anthony outside when Jacob was cultivating. He stopped and talked to them. She asked and he confirmed that it is butternut squash. Hostas grow well on our property because there is a lot of shade – especially in the wooded areas and on the north side of the house. There may be a kind of yucca that grows here in the east, as I see a lot blooming right now, but most are not as tall as ours.
It’s always interesting to see how different plants and flowers are in other parts of the country!